policy

(noun)

A principle of behavior, conduct, etc., thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body.

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Examples of policy in the following topics:

  • Persuasive Speeches on Questions of Policy

    • Persuasive speeches about questions of policy advocate for or against the status quo.
    • The speaker wants the plan proposed by the speech to become policy.
    • The following sections describe some different ways to organize persuasive speeches around questions of policy.
    • Final Appeal: Ask the audience to accept and implement that solution as the policy.
    • Demonstrate how to structure a persuasive speech on a question of policy

  • The Understanding Stage

    • For example, a political candidate listens to her opponent's arguments to understand what policy decisions that opponent supports.
    • We listen to political candidates give policy speeches in order to determine who will get our vote.

  • Persuasive Speeches on Questions of Value

  • Sample Persuasive Speech

    • However, most persuasive speeches are based on policies that require the acknowledgement and support of governments, public bodies, organizations, and constituents .

  • Persuasive Speeches on Questions of Fact

    • Questions of fact contrast with questions of policy, which state that something should be, and questions of value, which state that something is good, bad, beautiful, or worthwhile.

  • Understanding Statistics

    • Use reputable sources for the statistics you present in your speech such as government websites, academic institutions and reputable research organizations and policy/research think tanks.

  • Overall Psychology of Your Audience: Values, Beliefs, Attitudes, and Needs

    • It is likely that if the company had a more egalitarian policy, his or her attitude and behaviors would have been more positive.

  • Ordering the Main Points

    • Stock issues are designed to organize presentations on issues of policy in a more complicated way than simple problem-solution.

  • Defining a Persuasive Speech

    • President Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter meet at the Walnut Street Theater in Philadelphia to debate domestic policy during the first of the three Ford-Carter Debates.

  • Patterns of Organization: Informative, Persuasive, and Commemorative

    • Compared to the strict regulations in other industrialized nations, the U.S. policy of trusting agri-businesses to regulate themselves seems outdated and irresponsible.