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The type of persuasive speech where you talk about the truth or falsity of an assertion that cannot be proven absolutely.

“Luke didn’t want to eat his sheep’s brains with chopped liver and brussels sprouts, but his father told him to think about the poor, starving children in a third world country who weren’t fortunate enough to have any food at all.”

“Colin Closet asserts that if we allow same-sex couples to marry, then the next thing we know we’ll be allowing people to marry their parents, their cars and even monkeys.”

Trait of Critical Thinkers where person is open and receptive to all ideas and arguments, even those with which they may disagree – reserving judgement on the message until they have examined the claims, logic, reasoning, and evidence used.

“Red had come up six times in a row on the roulette wheel, so Greg knew that it was close to certain that black would be next up.  Suffering an economic form of natural selection with this thinking, he soon lost all of his savings.”

Peer Testimony comes from ordinary people who have firsthand experience with a topic and gives a more personal viewpoint.

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Expert testimony comes from people who are acknowledged authorities in their fields – helps to provide credibility when you are not an expert on your topic and best used when your topic is controversial.

What types of learners would the following appeal to: Maps, charts, graphs, diagrams, brochures, flow charts, highlighters, different colors, pictures, word pictures, and different spatial arrangements.

What type of reasoning is the following an example of?