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Giving proof and summarising an argument

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Key learning points

  1. The PEPS structure stands for: point, explanation, proof, summary.
  2. Adding proof to an argument will make it more convincing.
  3. Summarising an argument will help the audience to remember the key parts.

Keywords

  • Proof - Proof refers to the evidence used to support an opinion.

  • Summary - A summary will briefly recap the main points of an argument.

Common misconception

There is no need to summarise a short speech because the audience have just heard it.

Summarising an argument helps to reinforce the key parts and make the speech more convincing.


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This lesson builds on the last lesson where the PEPS structure was introduced and pupils learned how to make a point and explanation. If any pupils missed that lesson, it would be worth spending some time to catch them up before this lesson.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the acronym for the structure to follow when making a speech in a debate?
POPS
PIPS
Correct answer: PEPS
PUPS
Q2.
What is the purpose of the 'point' in the PEPS structure?
To tell the audience your name.
Correct answer: To tell the audience one reason for your opinion.
To summarise your argument for the audience.
Q3.
Why is there an 'explanation' part in the PEPS structure?
To give the audience facts and figures that support an opinion.
To give the audience a summary of the whole argument.
Correct answer: To give the audience more detail about why the speaker has a certain opinion.
Q4.
Which three of these techniques may help a speaker to persuade the audience to agree with their opinion?
Correct answer: flattery
speaking in an overly confident manner
Correct answer: provoking an emotional reaction
Correct answer: repetition
insulting the audience
Q5.
Which of these could be used as an example of flattery in an argument?
An audience like you may find this hard to understand...
An audience like you might not agree with me...
Correct answer: An audience like you will certainly understand my argument...
Q6.
What is a rhetorical question?
A question that the audience already knows the answer to.
A question that had been used before.
Correct answer: A question that does not require an answer.
A question that the speaker answers themselves.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Complete this sentence. Once a speaker has delivered their point and explanation, they should then move on to their ...
Correct answer: proof
summary
next point
Q2.
What could be another word for proof?
Correct answer: evidence
rumour
suspicion
Q3.
Finish this sentence. Proof can be defined as ...
telling people how to think.
something that can be argued with.
Correct answer: something that is real, factual and cannot be disputed.
Q4.
Telling a short story from their own life experience would work well in a speaker's proof. What is another name for these types of stories?
rumours
Correct answer: anecdotes
fairy tales
Q5.
Which two of these ideas could be used as proof in a speaker's argument?
Correct answer: surveying groups of people
Correct answer: using other people's research
made-up stories
made-up statistics
Q6.
What is the purpose of the 'summary' part in the PEPS structure?
To make a new point.
Correct answer: To briefly convey the main points of the argument.
To repeat the entire argument.