Elements of Effective Public Speaking The art and skill of writing or speaking in a way that is persuasive and influential is called
A speaker supports his or her opinions with
and evidence
A speaker's publicly stated opinion on an issue is called his or her

In what ways did the compromise of 1850 and the kansas-nebraska act of 1854 differ from the missouri compromise? both compromises used the established 36°30′ parallel to determine if territories would become free or slave states. both compromises used the mason-dixon line to determine if the territories would become free or slave states. both compromises let territories use popular sovereignty to determine if they would become free or slave states. both compromises only granted congress the power to determine if territories would become free or slave states.