Question

Which of the following is an instance of persuasive speaking? a. a president of a company presenting an award to an outstanding employee b. a marketing manager explaining a new product to the company's sales force c. a personnel manager defining employee benefits at a meeting of workers d. a union representative urging management to avoid a strike by raising wages e. a finance officer reporting sales figures to the board of directors

Answer 1

Answer:

d. a union representative urging management to avoid a strike by raising wages

Explanation:

The persuasive speaking includes some important elements, its principal objective is to convince the listener about an specific point of view. It may include three principal methods: pathos, ethos and logos.

In this case the Union representative is trying to persuade the management to rise salaries, he can be appealing to Logos strategy. Logos is to use logical arguments to convince the audience, they will be evaluating if the argument of the speaker makes sense.