Topic: Persuasive Presentation
Assignment: Prepare and present a persuasive speech covering a topic that is appropriate to your audience. You must incorporate external sources to support your position/argument and utilize Aristotle’s 3 Types of Proofs as forms of research
(logos, pathos, ethos).
General Purpose: To Persuade
Specific Purpose: Persuasive
Options To Persuade Audience to
Change Thinking or Behavior
Adopt your point of view on a question of policy
Change, begin or stop a Policy
Urge cooperation on a specific Action
Topics: When choosing a topic, consider your audience. Avoid overused ideas.
Length: Speech must be 5-8 minutes in length
Prepare and present a persuasive speech covering a topic that is appropriate to your audience. Incorporate external sources to support your position/argument and utilize Aristotle’s 3 Types of Proofs as forms of research.
