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Sample Persuasive Speech
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Sample Persuasive Speech
• Most persuasive speeches are based on policies that require the
acknowledgement and support of governments, public bodies, and constituents.
• President Eisenhower takes a clear stance against increased military spending,
and attempts to change the audience's attitudes and beliefs by drawing
comparisons.
• Ending with a strong conclusion that restates the argument and main points, or
proposes a call-to-action as Eisenhower does in "Chance for Peace," is another
tool used in persuasive speaking.
• Ending with a strong conclusion that re-states the argument and main points,
which illustrate the drawbacks of corn ethanol production, is another persuasive
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Persuasive Speaking
Key terms
• constituent A resident of a place represented by an elected official.
• simile A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of English generally using like or as.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower
President Eisenhower attempted to change prevailing attitudes on the cost of an arms race in his speech "Chance for Peace. "
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Persuasive Speaking
Eisenhower's "Chance for Peace" speech was successful
because of its effective use of
A) similes.
B) descriptive language.
C) All of these answers.
D) an appeal to the audience's emotions.
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Persuasive Speaking
Eisenhower's "Chance for Peace" speech was successful
because of its effective use of
A) similes.
B) descriptive language.
C) All of these answers.
D) an appeal to the audience's emotions.
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• Wikipedia. "Individual events (speech)." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_events_(speech)#Persuasion
• Wiktionary. "simile." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/simile
• Wiktionary. "constituent." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/constituent
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