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Question 81

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Persuasive speeches on questions o__________ argue for or against particular courses oaction.

A) need
B) value
C) policy
D) fact
E) plan

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As your textbook explains, iyou want to persuade a skeptical audience, you need to

A) organize the speech in Monroe's motivated sequence.
B) urge the audience to take immediate action.
C) circulate an audience-analysis questionnaire.
D) answer the reasons for the audience's skepticism.
E) focus your speech on questions of practicality.

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Question 83

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According to your textbook, persuasive speakers have an ethical obligation to

The first main point in a persuasive speech on a question ovalue should usually be devoted to establishing the standards on which you base your judgment.

As your textbook explains, you must deal with three basic issues whenever you discuss a question opolicy. Those issues are need, plan, and

When dealing with a question ovalue, a public speaker needs to justify his or her value judgment on the basis osome set ostandards or criteria.

Luke's persuasive speech contained the following statement: Fixing what's wrong with veterans' healthcare will take more than just money. We need an independent management firm to digitize the system's records and come up with a method for scheduling appointments within a reasonable amount otime. Once those changes are in place, an independent panel should perform annual unscheduled inspections oall VA healthcare facilities. Which othe three basic issues opersuasive speeches on questions opolicy did Luke address in this excerpt?

Questions opolicy deal with whether something should or should not be done.

The __________ is that portion othe whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade.

The major reason Monroe's motivated sequence is such an effective way oorganizing persuasive speeches that seek action from listeners is because it

Luna wanted to convince the technology department at her company to install new accounting software. Some stafmembers supported the change, a few were opposed, and most were undecided. Luna realized that the undecided group was her __________ , so she focused most oher effort on them.

The action step in Monroe's motivated sequence usually comes in the __________ oa persuasive speech on a question opolicy.

Monroe's motivated sequence is most appropriate for persuasive speeches on questions ovalue.

Questions ofact usually include the word "should."

What organizational method for persuasive speeches is designed to take the audience through the five steps oattention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action?

"To persuade my audience that it is unethical for journalists to invade people's private lives" is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of

Questions opolicy usually include the word "should."

Which othe following is an instance opersuasive speaking?

Persuasive speeches on questions o__________ judge whether something is good or bad, right or wrong, fair or unfair.

Julio's persuasive speech contained the following statement: Shortages oprescription drugs have tripled between 2007 and 2014, according to the New York Times. In a survey o214 doctors who regularly prescribe drugs for cancer patients, the New England Journal oMedicine reported that almost 83 percent couldn't prescribe their preferred chemotherapy drug sometime within the last six months. More than halothose doctors said they had to substitute a more expensive brand-name drug as a result. Which othe three basic issues opersuasive speeches on questions opolicy did Julio address in this excerpt?