Speech/Debate Final Vocab Part 2

Monroe's motivated sequence

A method of organizing persuasive speeches with the steps of attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action.

Comparative advantages order

Organizing persuasive speeches by explaining why a speaker's solution is better than others.

Problem-cause-solution order

Organizing speeches by identifying a problem, analyzing its causes, and presenting a solution.

Evidence

Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.

Creating common ground

Connecting with the audience's values, attitudes, or experiences.

Terminal credibility

Speaker's credibility at the end of the speech.

Derived credibility

Speaker's credibility based on actions and speech during the presentation.

Initial credibility

Speaker's credibility before starting to speak.

Analogical reasoning

Comparing similar cases to draw conclusions.

Causal reasoning

Establishing relationships between causes and effects.

Reasoning from principle

Moving from a general principle to a specific conclusion.

Reasoning from specific instances

Moving from particular facts to a general conclusion.

Reasoning

Drawing conclusions based on evidence.

Logos

Aristotle's term for a speaker's logical appeal based on evidence and reasoning.

Bandwagon

Assuming popularity equals correctness.

Invalid analogy

Comparing cases that are not essentially alike.

False cause

Mistakenly assuming one event causes another because they follow each other.

Hasty generalization

Jumping to conclusions with insufficient evidence.

Fallacy

An error in reasoning.

Appeal to tradition

Assuming old is better than new.

Slippery slope

Assuming one step leads to uncontrollable subsequent steps.

Either-or

Forcing a choice between two alternatives when more exist.

Ad hominem

Attacking a person instead of addressing the issue.

Red herring

Introducing irrelevant issues to divert attention.

Commemorative speech

Pays tribute to a person, group, institution, or idea.

Acceptance speech

Gives thanks for a gift, award, or public recognition.

Speech of presentation

Presents a gift, award, or public recognition.

Speech of introduction

Introduces the main speaker to the audience.

Pathos

Aristotle's term for emotional appeal.

Appeal to novelty

Assuming new is better than old automatically.