Persuasion

Sites	Explanation of Resource
Persuasive Speaking Overview	This Saskatchewan Education site contains an overview of persuasive speaking, including purposes of persuasion, topics, formats, and how to listen to persuasive communication.
Speech Gems	Speech Gems, a company specializing in communication tools, gives a quick summary of persuasive speaking techniques.
Primer of Practical Persuasion	A discussion of persuasion theories.
Research Questions: Persuasion	Suggestive list of controversial topics, prepared by Professor Kay Smith of Valencia Community College, Orlando, Florida.
Persuasive and Problem Solution Topics	Students often express difficulty with finding a persuasive topic. This site attempts to solve that problem by providing some topic suggestions.
Toulmin Model of Argument	The Toulmin Project Home Page, created by Charles Soukup and Scot Titsworth of the University of Nebraska and Lincoln, offers a substantial introduction to Toulmin's popular model of argumentation.
Influence at Work	Provides an in-depth but readable introduction to social influence, persuasion, and propaganda.
Propaganda Analysis	Professor Aaron Delwiche's site that focuses on propaganda techniques, with examples from World War II as well as more contemporary applications.
Mission: Critical	Professor David Mesher's interactive site containing explanations and exercises about the basic concepts of critical thinking.
Argumentation and Critical Thinking	An interactive tutorial with tests developed by Jay VerLinden, professor of communication at Humboldt state University.
Stephen's Guide to the Logical Fallacies	Professor Steven Downes' "fallacies online" site, with extensive information on critical thinking, logic, and fallacies.
The Fallacy Files	An interactive site containing an extensive collection of fallacies and bad argument, with definitions and examples