The skills you learn and practice in public speaking are transferable to other academic and career

Which of the following is an example of an effective specific purpose?

A) to persuade my audience to be generous B) to persuade my audience to contribute a book to the next local library fund-raiser C) to persuade my audience to contribute to a cause D) to persuade my audience to contribute a book

If your approach to argumentation is to use the basic principles of discourse ethics, which of the following principles are you likely to employ?

(a) You will be concerned with the "attitude" you and the other participants have towards argumentation. (b) You and the other participants will be especially concerned with respecting "the process of dialog" so that each of you will behave ethically as you engage in argumentation. (c) You and the other participants will be concerned about the possible consequences that may result from your argumentation. (d) All of the above