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PERSUASION SKILLS
Ways to persuade in speeches/debates: Use facts, anecdotes, and descriptions Use reason and logic Affect the audience personally Anticipate and disprove contradictory arguments (counter-attack) Use rhetorical devices Have a distinct voice Use a distinct tone Express yourself clearly Use powerful words Use effective syntax Use supporting evidence

Some Rhetorical Devices: Rhetorical questions Repetition Dramatic pause Allusions Hyperbole Simile Metaphor Imagery-

Biased language Understatement Alliteration Assonance Consonance-

Terms: ToneSyntax-

Recall the Six Traits of Speaking:

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