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Class DescriptionClass Description LanguageLanguage Persuasion in our HistoryPersuasion in our History

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AssignmentsAssignments Getting the gradeGetting the grade Learning by DoingLearning by Doing

Canons of RhetoricCanons of Rhetoric

InventionInvention ethosethos

pathospathos

logoslogos

ArrangementArrangement StyleStyle DeliveryDelivery MemoryMemory

Persuasion in Our HistoryPersuasion in Our History

Nation Nearly Founded on Argument Nation Nearly Founded on Argument Founded on Founded on

Top 20 SpeechesTop 20 Speeches

25 Ronald Reagan 25 Ronald Reagan "A Time for Choosing“"A Time for Choosing“

24 Russell H. Conwell 24 Russell H. Conwell "Acres of Diamonds“"Acres of Diamonds“

23 23 Clarence Darrow Clarence Darrow "Mercy for Leopold and Loeb""Mercy for Leopold and Loeb"     

22 John Fitzgerald Kennedy 22 John Fitzgerald Kennedy ""IchIch bin bin einein Berliner" Berliner"

21 21 Richard Milhous Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon "The Great Silent Majority""The Great Silent Majority"

20 (Gen.) 20 (Gen.) Douglas MacArthur Douglas MacArthur "Duty, Honor, Country“"Duty, Honor, Country“

19 19 Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson War MessageWar Message

18 18 Dwight Eisenhower Dwight Eisenhower Farewell AddressFarewell Address

17 17 Robert F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy Remarks on the Assassination Remarks on the Assassination of M L Kingof M L King

16 16 Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt "The Man with the Muck-rake""The Man with the Muck-rake"     

Top 20 SpeechesTop 20 Speeches

15 Martin Luther King, Jr. 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. "I've Been to the Mountaintop“"I've Been to the Mountaintop“14 (General) Douglas MacArthur 14 (General) Douglas MacArthur Farewell Address to CongressFarewell Address to Congress13 Barbara Jordan 13 Barbara Jordan Statement on the Articles of ImpeachmentStatement on the Articles of Impeachment12 Jesse Jackson 12 Jesse Jackson 1984 DNC Address1984 DNC Address11 Mario Cuomo 11 Mario Cuomo 1984 DNC Keynote Address1984 DNC Keynote Address10 Lyndon Johnson 10 Lyndon Johnson "We Shall Overcome""We Shall Overcome"9 John F. Kennedy 9 John F. Kennedy Houston Ministerial Association SpeechHouston Ministerial Association Speech8 Ronald Reagan 8 Ronald Reagan ''Challenger'' Disaster Address''Challenger'' Disaster Address7 Malcolm X 7 Malcolm X "The Ballot or the Bullet“"The Ballot or the Bullet“6 Richard Nixon 6 Richard Nixon "Checkers“"Checkers“5 Barbara Jordan 5 Barbara Jordan 1976 DNC Keynote Address1976 DNC Keynote Address4 Franklin Roosevelt 4 Franklin Roosevelt Pearl Harbor Address to the NationPearl Harbor Address to the Nation3 Franklin Roosevelt 3 Franklin Roosevelt First Inaugural AddressFirst Inaugural Address2 John F. Kennedy 2 John F. Kennedy Inaugural AddressInaugural Address

1 Martin Luther King, Jr. 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. "I Have A Dream""I Have A Dream"