Final Assessment Questions on “The Art of Oratory and Speech Culture” Card – 1 The Art of Oratory in the East: Kaykovus

3.Ethics in public speaking (card 8)


Card –19
1. Public speaking and its functions
1.Persuasion.The word persuasion comes from a Latin term “ persuādēre.”The main goal behind a persuasive speech is to change the beliefs of a speaker's audience. Examples of persuasive speaking can be found in any political debate where leaders are trying to persuade their audience, whether it be the general public, or members of the government. 2.EducationKnowledge may be transferred through public speaking. A popular example of educational public speaking is TED Talks, where the speaker will inform listeners about various topics, such as science, physics, biology, technol. ogy, religion, economics, human society, astronomy, animal studies, psychology, and many others. TED speakers also share their personal experiences with traumatic life events, such as abuse, bullying, grief, assault, suicidal ideation and/or attempts, near death experiences, and mental illness, or use their platform to raise awareness and acceptance for disabilities, facial differences, LGBT rights, children's rights, women's rights, and stigmatized life circumstances.3.Intervention.The intervention style of speaking is a relatively new method proposed by a rhetorical theorist named William R. Brown. This style revolves around the fact that humans create a symbolic meaning for life and the things around them.Due to this, the symbolic meaning of everything changes based on the way one communicates.


2. Persuasive Speech Techniques
1.Strong introduction 2. Message
3. Rhetorical techniques 4. Rule of three / tricolon
5. Emotive language 6. Humour
7. Bandwagon 8. Inverted Phrases
9. Explicitly stated facts 10. Repetition


3.Plagiarism and how it impacts on the author’s credibility
Plagiarism and how it affects on the author’s credibility.Plagiarism is the unethical practice of using words or ideas (either planned or accidental) of another author/researcher or your own previous works without proper acknowledgment. Considered as a serious academic and intellectual offense, plagiarism can result in highly negative consequences such as paper retractions and loss of author credibility and reputation. It is currently a grave problem in academic publishing and a major reason for paper retractions. The digital age too affects plagiarism. Researchers have easy access to material and data on the internet which makes it easy to copy and paste information.