Using Evidence Is Especially Critical in a Persuasive Speech When

question 125

Multiple Choice

Using evidence is especially critical in a persuasive speech when your target audience

• A) is apathetic about your point of view.
• B) is neutral toward your point of view.
• C) supports your point of view.
• D) opposes your point of view.
• E) is not sure of your point of view.

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Definitions:

Taney

Roger B. Taney, the fifth Chief Justice of the United States, best known for delivering the majority opinion in the Dred Scott v. Sandford case, which declared that African Americans could not be American citizens and negated the Missouri Compromise.

American Global Economic System

The international economic influence and policies of the United States, including trade practices, investment flows, and the promotion of free market principles.

Jacksonian Democrats

Members of the Democratic Party during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, advocating for the common man and against entrenched interests.

Tariff of Abominations

The informal name given to the Tariff of 1828, which protected industry in the northern United States but harmed Southern economic interests by raising prices on imported goods.