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WAYS TO STRUCTURE A PERSUASIVE SPEECH:

THE CLASSICAL ORATION

TERM DEFINITION DIANNA COHEN: DECLARATION OF


TOUGH TRUTHS INDEPENDENCE
ABOUT PLASTIC
POLLUTION
EXORDI
UM
NARRATI
O
PARTITI
O
CONFIR
MATIO
REFUTA
TIO

TERM DEFINITION DIANNA COHEN: THE DECLARATION


TOUGH TRUTHS OF INDEPENDENCE
ABOUT PLASTIC
POLLUTION
PERORA
TIO

HOW TO APPLY THIS STRUCTURE TO YOUR OWN ARGUMENT:

INTRODUCTION
• gains audience's interest and willingness to listen
• establishes your qualifications to write/speak about your topic
• establishes some common ground with your audience
• demonstrates that you're fair and evenhanded
• states your claim
BACKGROUND
• presents any necessary information, including personal narrative, that's important to your
argument

LINES OF ARGUMENT
• presents good reasons, including logical and emotional appeals, in support of your claim.

ALTERNATIVE ARGUMENTS
• examines alternative points of view and opposing arguments
• notes the advantages and disadvantages of these views
• explains why your view is better than the others

CONCLUSION
• summarizes the argument
• elaborates on the implications of your claim
• makes clear what you want the audience to think or do
• reinforces your credibility and perhaps offers an emotional appeal

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