An assignment that helps students artfully convince an audience. Students will be given the opportunity to persuade audience members that a policy should be started, changed, or stopped, and/or urge cooperation by asking them to performs specific tasks.
Persuasion
Details on Argumentation by Prof. Tulloch. What are the different types and ways to argue? Examples included!
Aristotelian Proofs: Logos, Ethos, and Pathos. Download here.
A rubric by Prof. Tulloch for evaluating the Persuasive Speech.
A rubric created by Prof. Elbanna for evaluating the Persuasive Speech. Rubric Word Doc
A rubric created by Prof. Rousseau for evaluating the Persuasive Speech. Download a Word doc of Prof. Rousseau’s persuasive speech rubric here.
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