Peroration is a type of communication that acts as a conclusion or summary of a speech or piece of writing. It is often used to summarize ideas and persuade the audience. Perorations can use rhetorical devices such as parallelism and listing, and are commonly used in legal closing statements and political campaign speeches.
A peroration is a specific category of rhetoric or communication that many describe as a conclusion or completion of a speech or piece of writing. This type of communication often acts as a summary summary of what has been said or written previously. While peroration is useful in some types of communication, it is less evident in informal communications which often end abruptly or spontaneously.
Typically, peroration is where the speaker or writer summarizes the ideas they focused on during their presentation. This may include clarifying some of the longer or more complicated parts of a monologue, or otherwise providing a concise list of topics, data points, or other ideas that the speaker or writer is trying to convey. In many cases, peroration functions as a persuasive element of communication, where the speaker or writer makes one more attempt to reach an audience effectively.
An excellent example of peroration stands out in modern English-speaking societies. This phenomenon is called a closing statement and is common in courtrooms and other legal venues. Lawyers have made use of this convention for centuries, and it is an important part of their general presentations in legal matters.
Legal closing statements and other types of perorations may use certain rhetorical devices or strategies. One of them is often called parallelism. In this type of rhetorical strategy, the speaker outlines the previous ideas using several congruent sentences that complement each other in terms of length, style, or choice of words. This technique can help make a speech more effective in terms of reaching an audience.
Other strategies for perorations might include listing, where a speaker or writer tries to enumerate previous ideas in an almost technical way. This usually doesn’t include the actual recitation of numbers, but can include additional body language such as ticking off or enumerating items by counting on your fingers. Alternatively, the speaker may make a single crafted emotional appeal for a specific persuasive outcome, either by using powerful language to evoke an ethos or by making a combined appeal to reason and issues that he feels will resonate with the audience. For example, politicians in many countries will include perorations at the end of campaign speeches, which will often include references to specific “hot button” issues, language geared towards a unique relationship with a constituency, or other similar types of appeals.
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