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Speech

There are as many different kinds of speeches as there are audiences. Nevertheless, there are some traits that all speeches have in common, despite their different audiences. Before we look at these defining characteristics below, it is important to note that there are three over arching principles that govern speech writing in general. The ancient Greeks referred to them as ethos, pathos and logos. Ethos - 'What...


Tags: speech, ethos, pathos, logos, parallelisms, figurative speech, repetition, bond, allusion, attention grabber

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