Review Questions How can inductive reason and deductive reason be thought of as opposites?
Why is it important to be able to analyze the reasoning an argument in a public speech has been based on?
Why is it important, as a rhetorician, to understand how opinions are formed?
Why is a counterclaim used in the Toulmin Method?
Why should main points be limited in a speech?

Critical Thinking Questions
Do you think there are any situations where it is acceptable to hold an opinion that isn’t based on fact but on personal experiences alone? Explain your answer.
Do you think you should always add all the supporting evidence you have gathered from your research into a speech? Explain your answer.
When do you think it would be appropriate to organize a speech chronologically? Explain your answer.
When do you think it would be appropriate to organize a speech spatially? Explain your answer.
How important do you think the conclusion of a speech is? Explain your answer.

Which of the following best demonstrate a strong conflict? a. catherine enjoyed painting, and was able to practice her art every tuesday. b. leanne loved camping, but it was a lot of work. she had to start gathering her supplies weeks before the big trip. c. kate wanted to be a fitness instructor. she worked hard to become a certified aerobics teacher. d. russell knew that if he did not get a good grade on his test, then he would fail the class and not be allowed to graduate.

You receive an email from an impressive-sounding stranger, professor alexander rothschild renard iii, president of the american institute for scientific political statesmen. he urges you to vote for his presidential candidate choice. this social media red flag is known as pomposity inanity superstition fanaticism

Read the paragraph. theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reform. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the wealthy and powerful corporations and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities. which sentence is the thesis of this paragraph? theodore roosevelt was the greatest president because as a leader of the progressive party, he brought about much-needed social, political, and economic reforms. one of his economic reforms was to break up many large business trusts. by doing so, he took economic power out of the hands of the people and placed it in the hands of the ordinary people. theodore roosevelt’s reform policies, known as the square deal, to give the average citizen an equal share of opportunities.