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Need is one of the best motivators.
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Maslow's hierarchy of needs motivates the behavior of all people.
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The likelihood that an audience will be motivated by a fear appeal is correlated with the respect they have for the speaker.
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Internet chat rooms and talk radio are not appropriate persuasive speech topics.
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Attitudes are more likely to change than beliefs or values.
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Propositions of fact call for the listener to determine the importance of something.
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Logos refers to logical arguments.
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When persuading a receptive audience, you should not use emotional appeals.
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The final step in Monroe's motivated sequence is adapting your solution to your audience.
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10 .
Aristotle taught that rhetoric is the process of discovering the available means of persuasion.
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Your credibility is established before you stand up before an audience.
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Deductive reasoning can be structured as a syllogism.
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Non-sequiturs occur when a speaker launches a personal attack rather than provides appropriate evidence.
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Ad hominem is another way to describe a personal attack.
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15 .
Using emotion to persuade audiences is unethical.
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