Chapters 6 and 7

     Critical thinking is exactly what the name suggests, thinking critically, going just beyond the surface of something and using context clues and emotions to find other meanings. When giving a speech, you do not just want to throw all of your information at your audience and do all the thinking for them, you can ask questions that get their minds to work. Two typed of thinking that go into critical are deductive and inductive reasoning. Deductive reasoning look at the bigger picture and breaks things down, while inductive reasoning is the opposite, it looks at the smaller pieces and creates a giant blanket for everything. In order for your audience to be able to do any kind of reasoning at all, you need a well constructed argument. Make sure the language and words you use are appropriate for your audience so they can understand you and make sure you know your audience in case you have to change your speech in case there is something that could be offensive in it. You also do not want to create unnecessary fallacies and jump to conclusions that may distract or confuse your audience, no one wants to listen to a speaker when it doesn't seem like they know what they're talking about. 

    You can give your audience all the information in the world, but all of that means nothing if you do not support your ideas. Some people interpret information in different ways, so be sure to have multiple examples in your speech, such as statistics, examples, or a story. Do not be afraid to use your resources as well. I know you can find pretty much anything on the internet, but it would not hurt to go to the library and read up on your subject. While researching, make sure you never plagiarize. Plagiarism is taking someone's work and saying it is your own or not giving them any credit, and you can possibly get into a lot of trouble for that. Always be sure to acknowledge where you got your information, whether it was a person or a college doing a study.