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Grammar · C1

Rhetoric: a position, a reason and a connection with the audience

Build a clear speech with checkable reasons and fairly presented objections.

Start with a question that matters to the audience. Then state your position in one sentence. Give a reason and an example for each main claim, and finish with a proposal.

"⁠Библиотеката трябва да работи и в събота⁠" is a thesis. "⁠Много читатели са на работа през седмицата⁠" is a reason that needs support. "⁠В нашата анкета 42 от 60 души избират събота⁠" is a specific example with limited scope. These teaching figures are not a real survey. Do not turn one group’s responses into the opinion of all residents.

Present the objection fairly: "⁠Вярно е, че допълнителните часове струват пари⁠". Then offer an answer rather than ridicule: "⁠Затова предлагам пробен месец⁠".

Repetition can connect sections: "⁠Искаме място за четене. Искаме място за срещи⁠". A rhetorical question invites reflection but does not replace evidence.

When speaking, separate meaning units with pauses. End with a feasible proposal. When moderating a discussion, summarise a participant’s position without attributing claims they did not make.

стъпкапример
тезаНужна е работа и в събота.
доводЧитателите работят през седмицата.
подкрепа с обхват42 от 60 анкетирани избират събота.
възражениеДопълнителните часове струват пари.
предложениеНека опитаме за един месец.

Examples

Предлагам библиотеката да работи и в събота.

I propose that the library also open on Saturdays.

Това ще помогне на хората, които работят през седмицата.

This will help people who work during the week.

В учебния пример 42 от 60 анкетирани избират събота.

In the teaching example, 42 of the 60 respondents choose Saturday.

Вярно е, че допълнителните часове струват пари; затова предлагам пробен месец.

It is true that extra opening hours cost money; that is why I propose a trial month.

Искаме място за четене. Искаме място за срещи.

We want a place to read. We want a place to meet.

Ако Ви разбирам правилно, подкрепяте идеята, но се тревожите за разходите.

If I understand you correctly, you support the idea but are concerned about the costs.

For speakers of your language

Do not mechanically transfer an English negative rhetorical question. "⁠Предлагам…⁠" often states a thesis more clearly; a question is a device, not evidence.

Quick quiz

Which line is a thesis rather than evidence or an objection?

You have responses from 60 respondents. Which claim preserves the scope of the data?

Which response treats the objection fairly and offers a solution?

A rhetorical question is sufficient proof that the audience agrees.

Which ending proposes a specific next step?

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