Study Questions
- What is persuasion? In what ways are persuasive speeches different from informative speeches?
- Compare and contrast attitudes, beliefs, and values. Give an example of each that is not found in the text.
- Identify three different types of persuasive goals.
- What are the three different types of persuasive speeches described in the chapter? In what ways are they different?
- How does Monroe’s motivated sequence compare to a problem-causes-solution organizational sequence? Why would a speaker utilize Monroe’s sequence instead of a problem-causes-solution structure?