9. Does the merit of the course have any bearing on the merit of the methods

used?

 

10. Illustrate an unworthy method of using persuasion.

 

11. Deliver a short speech on the value of skill in persuasion.

 

12. Does effective persuasion always produce conviction?

 

13. Does conviction always result in action?

 

14. Is it fair for counsel to appeal to the emotions of a jury in a murder

trial?

 

15. Ought the judge use persuasion in making his charge?

 

16. Say how self-consciousness may hinder the power of persuasion in a speaker.

 

17. Is emotion without words ever persuasive? If so, illustrate.

 

18. Might gestures without words be persuasive? If so, illustrate.

 

19. Has posture in a speaker anything to do with persuasion? Discuss.