public-speaking-persuasionlisted

# Public Speaking & Persuasion **Chapters**: 14 | **Generated**: 2026-07-15 ## How to Use This Skill - **Without arguments** — load core frameworks below for reference - **With a topic** — ask about `objections`, `storytelling`, `pitching`, or another indexed topic; I find and read the relevant chapter - **With a chapter** — ask for `ch05`; I load that specific chapter - **Browse** — ask "what chapters do you have?" for the full index When you ask about a topic not covered in Core Frameworks below, I will read the relevant chapter file before answering. --- ## Core Frameworks & Mental Models **Persuasion vs. manipulation**: persuasion serves both parties' interests; manipulation serves only the influencer's. The **3 Pillars of Persuasion** — Logos (reason, framed from the audience's point of view), Ethos (credibility of the speaker), Pathos (emotion) — must all be present; a message failing to land is missing one of the three. Before drafting anything, define **Point X**: the single active-verb sentence completing "When I finish speaking, my audience will ___." Scale the ask down to an intermediate step if it's too large. **Reason alone doesn't move people.** Pair logic with emotion — the real question isn't "should I include emotion" but "how boring do I want to be." Most real arguments are won or lost through **logical fallacies**, not merits — learn the catalog (strawman, ad hominem, appeal to authority, false dichotomy, post hoc, cherry picking, etc. — see cheatshe