A question of policy asks what course of action should be taken or how a problem should be solved. true T or F. Speeches on questions of policy never include a call for the audience to take action. false T or F. For Monroe's Motivated Sequence to be effective in a persuasive speech, the first step is the most important one. false T or F.
A persuasive speech on banning the death penalty is an example of a question of policy. true T or F. When giving a persuasive speech the general purpose is to inform. false T or F. A question of fact can ONLY use a "topical" or "cause and effect" pattern. false T or F.
a question that asks for a subjective evaluation of somethings worth, significance, quality or condition question of policy a question that asks what course of action should be taken or how a problem should be solved negative/hostile audience an audience that is informed about a speakers topic and holds an unfavorable view of the speakers position
The word "should" usually suggests that you are looking at a question of policy pattern. true T or F. Monroe's Motivated Sequence structure has five main steps. true
Feedback: A question of policy deals with whether a specific course of action should or should not be taken.
As you read in Section 3.2, a question of policy is an argument that advocates for a specific solution to a problem, policy, or course of action. Questions of policy usually include the word should; for example, something should be done to solve x.
Immediate action is to convince the audience to take action in support of a given policy. What are the three basic issues you must deal with when discussing a question of policy? What will determine the amount of attention you give to each of these issues in any particular speech? Need, Plan, Practicality.
One focus of persuasive speaking is questions of policy, which advocates a change from the status quo, or the way things are today. There is a "should", or at least an implied "should", in the thesis statement. The speaker wants the plan proposed by the speech to become policy.
A policy question is a request for a fairly stable, but modifiable authoritative line of action aimed at securing an optimal balance between different goods, all of which must be pursued, but cannot be jointly maximized.
1. Process questions are designed to test the depth of your knowledge about a subject and your ability to analyze how the various components (i.e. processes) of a system contributed to create the whole. 2. As such, process questions are almost always chronological or linear and involve multiple, sequential steps.
Persuasive propositions respond to one of three types of questions: questions of fact, questions of value, and questions of policy. These questions can help the speaker determine what forms of argument and reasoning are necessary to support a specific purpose statement.
- The four methods of organization used most often in persuasive speeches on questions of policy are: problem-solution order, problem-cause-solution order, comparative advantages order, and Monroe's motivated sequence.
When you move beyond a focus on value to urging your audience to do something about it, you're then into a question of policy. For example, in a speech designed to convince your listeners that bullfighting is inhumane, you're focusing on a question of value.
A Proposition of Policy Speech makes a persuasive argument about a course of action regarding a controversial topic of social or public concern.
What are advantages of the problem-cause-solution method of organizing speeches on questions of policy? It identifies roots of the problem. It proposes a clear plan for solving the problem. It makes it easier to see if the proposed solution will work.
Persuasion is the process of creating, reinforcing, or changing people's beliefs or actions.