Language

Language

Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.

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speech to gain passive agreement

Language; Public speaking

A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience that a given policy is desirable without encouraging the audience to take action in support of the ...

speech to gain immediate action

Language; Public speaking

A persuasive speech in which the speaker's goal is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy.

problem-solution design

Language; Public speaking

A persuasive speech pattern in which listeners are first persuaded that they have a problem and then are shown how to solve it.

stock issues design

Language; Public speaking

A persuasive speech pattern that attempts to answer the major general questions a reasonable person would ask before agreeing to a change in policies or procedures.