Multiple choice

Which of these refers to the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language, producing conviction?

  1. Public speaking

  2. Eloquence

  3. Debate

  4. Dialectic

  5. Doublethink
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Eloquence (from Latin eloquentia) is fluent, forcible, elegant or persuasive speaking. It is primarily the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language, thereby producing conviction or persuasion. The term is also used for writing in a fluent style.

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