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mental dialogue with the audience

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the mental give-and-take between speaker and listener during a persuasive speech

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question of fact

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a question about the truth or falsity of an assertion

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question of value

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a question about the worth, rightness, morality, and so forth of an idea or action

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question of policy

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a question about whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken

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speech to gain passive agreement

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a persuasive speech in which the speaker’s goal is to convince the audience that a given policy is desirable without encouraging the audience to take action in support of the policy

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speech to gain immediate action

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a persuasive speech in which the speaker’s goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy

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need

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the first basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: is there a serious problem or need that requires a change from current policy?

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burden of proof

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the obligation facing a persuasive speaker to prove that a change from current policy is necessary

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plan

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the second basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: if there is a problem with current policy, does the speaker have a plan to solve the problem?

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practicality

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the third basic issue in analyzing a question of policy: will the speaker’s play solve the problem? will it create new and more serious problems?

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problem-solution order

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a method of organizing persuasive speech in which the first main point deals with the existence of a problem and the second main point presents a solution to the problem

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problem-cause-solution order

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first main point identifies problem, second main point analyzes the causes of problem, and the third main point presents a solution to the problem

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comparative advantages order

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each main point explains why a speaker’s solution to a problem is preferable to the other proposed solutions

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Monroe’s motivated sequence

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a method of organizing persuasive speeches that seek immediate action

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five steps of Monroe’s motivated sequence

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attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action

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types of goals for question of policy speeches

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  • to gain passive agreement

- to gain immediate action

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three basic issues of questions of policy

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  1. need
  2. plan
  3. practicality
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ways to organize speeches on questions of policy

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  • problem-solution order
  • problem-cause-solution order
  • comprehensive advantages order
  • monroe’s motivated sequence