Speech Vocabulary

4. reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity
6. unfriendly; antagonistic
8. a public tribute to someone and to their achievements
10. effective performance of the normal function
11. a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual
13. characterized by the inference of general laws from particular instances
14. a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event
15. characterized by or based on the inference of particular instances from a general law
16. the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
17. positive in attitude and full of energy and new ideas

1. the action of changing something in a skillful manner
2. showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern
3. a piece of information used as evidence
5. the quality of being trusted and believed in
7. a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge
9. an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists
11. the action or fact of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something
12. the quality of being free from pretense, deceit, or hypocrisy
16. morally good or correct