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Persuasive

Speech
Persuasive Speech
 The subject matter and content of a
speech determine what type of
persuasive speech it is. There are three
different types of persuasive speeches Types of
that are used to convince an audience:
factual persuasive speech, value
Persuasive Speech
persuasive speech and policy
persuasive speech.
 Is based on whether or not a particular topic is
true, and is backed by concrete evidence. This
type of speech persuades the audience as to
whether something exists or does not exist,
Factual whether it happened or did not happen. For
Persuasive instance, a college student giving a speech
about Neil Armstrong landing on the moon in
Speech 1969 is an example of factual persuasive
speech. The moon landing by Neil Armstrong
is well documented and has concrete evidence
that supports the fact that it did happen.
 Is a speech about whether or not something
is right or wrong . It questions the moral or
ethical aspect of an issue. For example,
have you ever thought about whether or not
Value capital punishment is moral or immoral? If
you were to give a speech about your
persuasive
stance on the morality or capital
speech punishment, that would be an example of
value persuasive speech.
 Is a speech given to convince an
audience to either support or reject a
policy, rule, or candidate. For instance,
If the president of the United States
disagreed with the current foreign
Policy persuasive
policy and gave a speech to Congress speech
with the goal of convincing them to
agree with his viewpoint, It would be
considered a policy persuasive speech.
 The characteristic spirit of
ETHOS a culture, era, or
community as manifested
in its belief and aspirations.
 Is a quality od an experience in life, or
work of art, that stirs up emotions of
PATHOS pity, sympathy, and sorrow. Pathos can
be expressed through words, picture, or
even with gestures of the body. Pathos
is an important tool of persuasion in
arguments.
 Is a tern in Western philosophy,
psychology, rhetoric, and religion
derived from a Greek word variously
LOGOS meaning “ground”, “plea”, “opinion”,
“expectation”, “word”, “speech”,
“account”, “reason” , “proportion”, and
“discourse.

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