In life we may ?nd ourselves holding points of view that are different from, stronger than, or similar to those around us. When this happens and we have an opportunity, we will seek to convince them to change l[if they hold different views), reinforce {if they are not as strong as ours), or encourage them to maintain (if they are already similar to our own) their views so that they are similar to our own. It may be that we want them to change their attitude (how they feel about things}, beliefs {what they hold to be true/or not), or behaviors (how they do things/act) or even their values (what they consider to be important or right/wrong). This could be for our own, their own, or society's benefits. Our task is to have them listen to us and be challenged enough to accept or move towards our way of seeing the world or our perspective of reality. As a group, think of 3 issues - factual (why something is true (or not} the way it is), value {why something is important and morally worthy}, or policy (why something should be in a particular way) - that's often debatable (where reasonable people have disagreements on or perhaps have reluctance to engage with) and build a case for why your audience should think, feel, or act they way you implore them to do. N/B: As I said in the syllabus, stay clear of the beaten-to-death topics such abortion, climate change, gun control, COVID-19, racism. Some of these are grander topics that deserve a deeper conversation, and 5 minutes can't do it. Also, avoid some topics that border on truisms {money can/can't buy love/happiness, falling in love is a great feeling, etc.) or cliches.

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