Writing an Opinion Speech

📋 Course Outline

1. Purpose and Features of Opinion Speeches
2. Audience, Sources and Length
3. Task Operators and Argumentation
4. Introduction and Audience Address
5. Arguments and Rhetorical Devices
6. Conclusion, Appeal and Farewell
7. Practice Topic: Smartphone Use

📖 1. Purpose and Features of Opinion Speeches

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Opinion speech : An argumentative-appellative text type that addresses a currently debated social topic, expresses a clear opinion, aims to persuade the audience, corresponds to a fully written speech manuscript, uses rhetorical devices, and remains factual even when the topic is emotional.

★ Must-know

• 🔄 An opinion speech has three main parts:
  1. Introduction with the occasion and reference to the topic and source text
  2. Main part with the speaker’s position, arguments and suitable examples
  3. Conclusion with a consequence, summary or appeal

Further detail

📌 An opinion speech should remain factual and use comprehensible arguments even when it addresses an emotionalizing topic.

💡 Memory Hook

T-M-A: topic, Meinung, audience persuasion

📖 2. Audience, Sources and Length

📝 Essential Points