Across
- 3. a specific instance of a general claim.
- 6. the three elements of a speech that make it persuasive to an audience: credibility, good logical reasons, and appeals to their emotions.
- 8. the general statement you believe your audience will accept true.
- 11. how much warmth, personality, and dynamism your audience sees in you.
- 12. speeches that reinforce or change listeners' attitudes and beliefs and possibly motivate them to take action.
- 14. the degree of expertise your audience thinks you have regarding your speech topic.
- 17. the way the audiences who are less motivated about the topic or who don't have the time or knowledge needed to understand the information may process your speech.
- 19. an audience's perception of a speaker's trustworthiness and the validity of the information provided in the speech.
- 20. a speaker's credibility, which determines whether he or she can influence listeners.
Down
- 1. explicit statements that speak to the needs and feelings of your audience.
- 2. the third element in deductive reasoning, in which you show the relationship between your general premise and your specific premise.
- 4. the way audience members who are highly motivated to listen and who have the knowledge needed to understand your message will process your speech.
- 5. a five-step method for organizing a persuasive speech about a problem which appeals to an audience's attention, need to be concerned, satisfaction, ability to visualize the argument, and desire to take action.
- 7. claims that aren't true or are based on inadequate or inaccurate evidence.
- 9. process of identifying patterns in your supporting materials and summarizing those patterns into arguments that become the main points of the speech.
- 10. showing your audience that you understand their needs, have their best interests in mind, and genuinely believe in their topic.
- 13. process that involves threats, manipulation, and even violence to force others to do something against their will.
- 15. the development of logical reasons for your position.
- 16. language that indicate show certain you are about your major premise.
- 18. appeals to the audience's emotions, allowing them to connect personally with your topic.