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Class-public speaking

Nearly every day, you hear or read persuasive appeals. Advertisers try to persuade you to buy a product or service. A friend presents plans for the weekend, hoping you'll join in. A teacher or mentor lays out the reasons you should get started early on an assignment. A politician or celebrity suggests a course of action. Any time you are asked to choose, act, or think in the certain way, you're experiencing persuasion. To become aware of how often you are the audience of a persuasive appeal, respond to this prompt:

• Identify and describe three persuasive appeals you have heard, seen, or read in the last week.

• Explain the choice, action, or thought that each appeal required of you.

• Describe how you responded to each appeal. Did you find it compelling? Did you act on it? Why or why not?

Answer:

Class-public speaking

Analyze your response to the speech. How persuaded are you of the connection between adequate sleep and health? In other words, did the speaker succeed in persuading you to think differently about sleep or to take action concerning your sleep habits? Note which aspects of the speech you found persuasive and which aspects of the speech did not move you and, in fact, may even have spurred you in the opposite direction of the speaker's goals. What can you learn about yourself as a consumer of persuasive appeals from this discussion? Are you more moved by appeals to emotion or to reason?