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Persuasive Speeches

TermDefinition
Argument Claim supported by reasons and evidence
Claim Writer's position on a problem or issue, often based on a premise.
Premise General Principle that most readers would agree is true.
Support The reasons and evidence that back up a claim. Includes facts, statistics, examples and quotations.
Counterarguments Anticipates objections that people with opposing views might raise and attempts to answer those objections.
Bandwagon Appeal Taps into people's desire to belong.
Ethical Appeal Tries to gain moral support for a claim by linking the claim to a widely accepted value
Appeal to Fear Makes people feel as if their safety, security, or health is in danger.
Appeal to Pity Taps into people's compassion for others.
Loaded Terms Uses words with strongly positive or negative connotations to stir people's emotions.
Author's Purpose To express thoughts or feelings, to inform or explain, to persuade and to entertain.
Comparing and Contrasting Noting similarities and differences.
Factual Claims Statements that can be proved by observation, an expert, or other reliable sources.
Opinions Statements of personal belief, feeling, or thought, which do not require proof.
Repetition Repeated use of the same word or phrases.
Parallelism Repetition of similar words, phrases, sentences, or grammatical structure.
Alliteration Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Allusion Reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature.
Anaphora The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs
Simile A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using the word like or as.
Metaphor Comparison of two things that are basically unallike but have some qualities in common. Does not contain like or as.
Extended Metaphor Figure of speech that compares two essentially unlike things at some length and in several ways. It does mot contain like or as.
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