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  2. Freedom of speech in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Freedom of speech, also called free speech, means the free and public expression of opinions without censorship, interference and restraint by the government [1][2][3][4] The term "freedom of speech" embedded in the First Amendment encompasses the decision what to say as well as what not to say. [5] The Supreme Court of the United States has ...

  3. Speech - Wikipedia

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    Speech is the use of the human voice as a medium for language. Spoken language combines vowel and consonant sounds to form units of meaning like words, which belong to a language's lexicon. There are many different intentional speech acts, such as informing, declaring, asking, persuading, directing; acts may vary in various aspects like ...

  4. Freedom of speech - Wikipedia

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    Liberalism portal. Politics portal. v. t. e. Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction. The right to freedom of expression has been recognised as a human right in the Universal Declaration of Human ...

  5. Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech: Full text - AOL

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    I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made ...

  6. Public speaking - Wikipedia

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    Public speaking is frequently directed at a select and sometimes restricted audience, consisting of individuals who may hold different perspectives. This audience can encompass enthusiastic supporters of the speaker, reluctant attendees with opposing views, or strangers with varying levels of interest in the speaker's topic.

  7. Rhetorical modes - Wikipedia

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    Subfields. Related. v. t. e. The rhetorical modes (also known as modes of discourse) are a broad traditional classification of the major kinds of formal and academic writing (including speech-writing) by their rhetorical (persuasive) purpose: narration, description, exposition, and argumentation. First attempted [clarification needed] by Samuel ...

  8. Extemporaneous speaking - Wikipedia

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    Extemporaneous speaking. Extemporaneous Speaking (Extemp, or EXT) is a speech delivery style/speaking style, and a term that identifies a specific forensic competition. The competition is a speech event based on research and original analysis, done with a limited-preparation; in the United States those competitions are held for high school and ...

  9. Deliberative rhetoric - Wikipedia

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    In deliberative rhetoric, an argument is made using examples from the past to predict future outcomes in order to illustrate that a given policy or action will either be harmful or beneficial in the future. [2] It differs from deliberative democracy, which is a form of governmental discourse or institution that prioritizes public debate.