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  2. Epideictic - Wikipedia

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    A significant example of epideictic writing in Chinese poetry is the fu rhapsody that developed in the early Han dynasty. This highly ornamented style was used for almost any subject imaginable, and often incorporated obscure language with extensive cataloguing of rare items, all in verse of varying rhyme and line length.

  3. Des Moines speech - Wikipedia

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    Des Moines speech The Burlington Daily Hawk Eye Gazette reporting on the speech, September 12, 1941 Date September 11, 1941 (1941-09-11) Duration 25 minutes Venue Des Moines Coliseum Location Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. Participants Charles Lindbergh The Des Moines speech, formally titled "Who Are the War Agitators?", was an isolationist and antisemitic speech that American aviator Charles ...

  4. Presentation - Wikipedia

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    Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product. [1] Presentations usually require preparation, organization, event planning, writing, use of visual aids, dealing with stress, and answering questions. [2] "The key elements of ...

  5. Political demonstration - Wikipedia

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    Demonstration turned riot at the US Capitol Building on January 6, 2021. A common tactic used by nonviolent campaigners is the "dilemma demonstration." Activist trainer Daniel Hunter describes this term as covering "actions that force the target to either let you do what you want, or be shown as unreasonable as they stop you from doing it". [11]

  6. Deliberative rhetoric - Wikipedia

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    Deliberative speeches are those that argue for a course of action, derived from the Greek sumbouleutikos, meaning “to weigh” or “to consider.” [3] Designed for use in the senate, the purpose of deliberative speeches is to make a case for what people should or should not do in the future. [3]

  7. Protest - Wikipedia

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    Rally or demonstration: Demonstration, rally, or similar protest, without reference to marching or walking in a picket line or standing in a vigil. Reference to speeches, speakers, singing, or preaching, often verified by the presence of PA sound equipment and sometimes by a platform or stage. Ordinarily will include worship services, speeches ...

  8. Congressional Debate - Wikipedia

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    Congressional Debate (also known as Student Congress, Legislative Debate) is a competitive interscholastic high school debate event in the United States. [1] The National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA), National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) and many state associations and national invitational tournaments offer Congressional Debate as an event.

  9. Original Oratory - Wikipedia

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    Original Oratory (often shortened to "OO") is a competitive event in the National Speech and Debate Association, Stoa USA, National Catholic Forensic League, and other high school forensic competitions in which competitors deliver an original, factual speech on a subject of their choosing. Though the rules for the category change from ...