Unit 5 Assignment: Persuasive Speech Topic

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This assignment is valued at 85 points.

Choose a topic for your persuasive speech. Craft a Word document which addresses the following:

• What is your topic?
• Who is your target audience?
• Shard one examples of logos, pathos, and ethos you will include in the speech.
• What other persuasive techniques and/or appeals will you use?
• How will you avoid defective persuasion?
• Identify a minimum of three research materials you will use as supportive evidence. Include an APA citation as well as a 3-5 sentence summary of each material.
• Share ideas for presentation aids to be used in the speech.

Submit to the Submit Assignments area in Blackboard within the course:

• A Word document with responses to the questions