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

When choosing a topic, consider your audience. Avoid overused ideas.

Length: Speech must be 5-8 minutes in length