persuasive speech
Talk that sways
Persuasive speech is a form of communication intended to influence the audience's beliefs, attitudes, or actions.
It relies on argument, evidence, and rhetorical appeals—to logic, emotion, or the speaker's credibility.
The attorney delivered a persuasive speech to the jury.
In academic contexts, it often refers to a specific assignment or competition category.
- ethosCollective moral character
- logosBrand identification symbols
- soapboxPlatform for haranguing
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- counterargumentPoint challenging another's position
moral high ground · pathos · emotional appeal · eye contact · evidence · closing argument · storytelling · rhetorical question · analogy · repetition · demagogue · shared values · common ground · exhortation · rhetoric · call to action · body language · empathy
- public speakingpublic speaking, keynotes, keynote speeches, oratory, oration
- persuasion tacticscharm, butter up, flattery, flatter, coax
- rhetoricrhetoric, oratory, argumentation, debate, public speaking
- 20th-century oratoryfamous speeches, rhetorical devices, speechwriting, debate, elocution
- speechesaddresses, historic speeches, lecture, soliloquy, monologue
- English orationsfamous speeches, public speeches, declamation, oratory, public speaking
effectiveness
persuasive speechweak argument