Study your book from pages 158-210 (CHAPTERS 14-16) and do the following activities:

A. Answer the following questions:

1. What are the parts of an argumentative speech according to (1) Corax, (2) Cicero, (3) Aristotle?
2. According to modern rhetoric’s, what are the parts of an argumentative speech? Explain the
scope of the introduction.
3. According to Cicero, what is the function of introduction? What part f the present-day
argumentative speech corresponds to Cicero’s “introduction”?
4. What are the two methods of approach in the introduction?
5. State the function of discussion.
6. Explain how the brief should be avoided in correlating the brief to presentation. What two
extremes should be avoided in correlating the brief to presentation?
7. State Aristotle’s four-fold function of the conclusion.
8. Explain the elements of conviction in the conclusion.
9. Explain the two meaning of “amplify and diminish.”
10. Discuss the elements of persuasion I the conclusion.

B. Make a PowerPoint presentation about:

1. The elements of persuasion in the introduction. 4 slides
2. The application of the principles of rhetoric (discussion) 8 slides
3. The elements of conviction. (conclusion) 4 slides