Speech CompositionAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1953 - 385 pages |
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Page 135
... Persuasion . The old definitions of persuasion assured us that it was an act " to induce or win , " " to draw the will of another , " or " to influence by argument . " But these are descriptive words , giving us no insight into the ...
... Persuasion . The old definitions of persuasion assured us that it was an act " to induce or win , " " to draw the will of another , " or " to influence by argument . " But these are descriptive words , giving us no insight into the ...
Page 139
... persuasion sought by the speaker is not so simply effected . Here the specific action called for cannot follow immediately after the arousal of the hearers ' desires . It must be delayed until some future time when circumstances permit ...
... persuasion sought by the speaker is not so simply effected . Here the specific action called for cannot follow immediately after the arousal of the hearers ' desires . It must be delayed until some future time when circumstances permit ...
Page 384
... persuasion , 138 ; precurrent , 139 ; circular , 154 ; in radio speaking , 296 ; speeches of , 304 Restatement , 214 Rhetorical plan in argument , 102- 109 Rhetorical questions , 215 Rhythm , 268 et seq . Rivalry , 163 Robinson , M. G. ...
... persuasion , 138 ; precurrent , 139 ; circular , 154 ; in radio speaking , 296 ; speeches of , 304 Restatement , 214 Rhetorical plan in argument , 102- 109 Rhetorical questions , 215 Rhythm , 268 et seq . Rivalry , 163 Robinson , M. G. ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE | 3 |
THE SPEAKERS PERSONAL PROBLEMS | 9 |
THE SPEECH PURPOSE | 52 |
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