09 Apr Consider a time when you listened to a persuasive speech and felt moved in beliefs, attitudes, values, or actions
Order Instructions
In this discussion, you will share a personal experience you had being persuaded by a speaker.
Instructions:
Step 1: Respond to the following:
Consider a time when you listened to a persuasive speech and felt moved in beliefs, attitudes, values, or actions. Share how the speaker persuaded you. Why was the speaker effective, in your opinion?
Fallacies of argument are common in persuasive speeches (and advertising). The list of fallacies is long and includes appeal to numbers, appeal to authority, slippery slope, appeal to pity, strawman, bandwagon, correlation/causation, and character attacks. Keep in mind that logical fallacies are specific types of errors made when trying to be persuasive. Which fallacy do you feel is the most common in our culture right now? Why?
