Persuasive Speech
Grade
25% Ethos – Do you sound credible?
25% Pathos – Did you make an emotional connection with the audience?
25% Logos – Did you support your argument with data/facts/figures?
15% Attention Getter
10% Sources/references
START WITH an Attention Getter – Start off your speech with something unusual. Examples are:
Ask a question to the class that might shock them about your topic…or might make the topic more personal to them…
Give a statistic or data point that is surprising about topic. sorething that might shock the class…
Then explain your Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to ..?
INTRODUCTION
Pathos and Credibility
GIVE INFORMATION THAT AUDIENCE CAN RELATE TO…TELL STORIES…MAKE AN EMOTIONAL CONNECTION (pathos).
BODY (LOGOS – EXPLAIN and SUPPORT YOUR ARGUMENT WITH FACTS/FIGURES/STATISTICS) A big part of your grade is the faci support your argument with data/facts/research…
CONCLUSION
WORKS CITED (2 or 3)