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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To misrepresent your opponents argument; to seemingly refute your opponent's argument when in fact you have not accurately described his/her position






2. Assumes because one thing is allowed - worse things will occur after






3. The process of selecting - organizing - and interpreting our experiences






4. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






5. Advertisers make it seem that the product is so new that you will be the first on the block to have it - The motor car is the magic carpet of modern times - Something new for the boys






6. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






7. What's my message? - Who's my audience? - How should I adapt my message to my specific audience? - What's my rhetorical strategy? - What's my goal?






8. The ability to make a 'rational' link between your claim and evidence - which helps the audience consent to your argument






9. An argument whose conclusion does not follow from its premise






10. Persuading by making people feel as though they are one of the elite if they are using a particular product or thinking a certain way






11. The affirmative or positive side is proposing a (new) position or resolution. Therefore it falls to this side to show evidence for that position






12. A logical appeal or an appeal to reason (facts - statistics - and expert testimony)






13. Advertisers ask rhetorical questions or make statments so that consumers associate certain ideas and emotions with their products - on't you want the best protection you can get with your deoderant? - Wouldn't you love a Sunway Airlines Vacation?






14. Propaganda is a systematic way of spreading beliefs through a combination of facts - opinions disguised as facts - and repetition. Sometimes there is also some stretching of the truth. When you read - decide whether the author is trying to persuade y






15. We call agree on the proper definitions of freedom and democracy - we can all agree that freedom and democracy are inherently good and are worth fighting a war - we agree that American freedom and American democracy are applicable to a non-American c






16. Facts - figures - numbers - graphs - charts - polls - surveys






17. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






18. When you read a nonfiction passage - you must decide what information is important and what is not. What you must remember is the essential information. Essential information is necessary to understand a passage. This includes the main idea and the s






19. control the frame: how we see and understand the argument - good use of language: be aware of the language - be aware of the question and answer: try to be on offense instead of defense - think about your presentation style

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20. To treat one cause among many as if it is the single cause






21. What is the best or most accurate definition?






22. Improve our ability to argue for our views and perspectives - Improve our ability to provide counter-arguments to other people's arguments - Improve our ability to assess the legitimacy of arguments in general.






23. The information that is not necessary to understand the passage is called nonessential information. This may include opinions or details that do not add to the main idea of the passage.






24. Appeal to an unqualified expert






25. Advertisers sometimes use words or phrases that seem significant - but on closer inspection they are actually meaningless - e.g. 'Leaves dishes virtually spotless.' We have seen so many ad claims that we have learned to tune out weasels. You are sup






26. Tries to persuade the reader to do - think - or buy something because it is popular or everyone is doing it - The famous McDonald's billboards displaying how many hamburgers the restaurants have sold. Mocked by Jerry Seinfeld: 'How insecure is this c






27. The study of persuasion and its ways and means - the science of discourse - well-crafted communication that helps your achieve your persona - social - and/or political goals






28. What course of action should we take as a government - nation - country - or culture?






29. A concept whose truth can be proved/ a statement that can proved true - E.g. See if You can Reduce Your Debt Payments up to 50% or more with a Free Financial Evaluation!- FREE SHIPPING & 3 FREE Gifts with your order of $55 or more!!!






30. Ordinary people sell a message. You are to believe that because these people are like you - they can be trusted.






31. Telling only positive things about something or someone - without giving evidence or facts






32. Sequential relationship is misinterpreted as causal (this caused that)






33. To reduce complex matters to an either/or logic






34. A fact that may be used to infer another fact






35. Narrative (story) - anecdotal (brieft tale or story that lends itself to but does not prove a conclusion) - participation - demonstation - performance - testimonial (eyewitness - expert - authority - celebrity)






36. A false argument; an argument that appears to be logical - but in fact is not logical






37. The side that will oppose the proposition






38. An author may write with bias - an unfair fondness or dislike for something. For example - suppose an author believes that the government should be tougher on teen crime. If the author wrote an article about teenage crime - his/her bias would most li






39. An argument based on two premises and a conclusion that is logically true - E.g. vegetarian do not eat meat - I am a vegetarian - Therefore - I do not eat meat






40. The business technique that uses narration and storytelling to evoke a particular experience of a product - person - company. Also used to promote particular lifestyles. By consuming this bran - you participate within this lifestyle - e.g. Starbucks-






41. When you assume that the audience will automatically supply and accept an unspoken premise; construct an argument that does not explicitly state all the premises because you know the audience members will fill in those premises on their own.






42. Assumes a statement's conclusion is true without any sufficient evidence






43. Dissimilarities between two things are so much greater than their similarities - that their connection is unjustified






44. Facts - conditions - statements - beliefs or views that others can observe and potentially agree with






45. The dictionary definition of a word






46. An emotional appeal that stirs the feelings of the audience/reader/listener






47. A discussion adhering to parliamentary rules of proposition between two opposing sides






48. This technique wants you to associate the good feelings created in the ad with the product - Because you deserve it - We want you to have the best.






49. Advertisers intentionally do not finish a comparison - Our Candy is Sweetest - The safer car for your family






50. An ethical appeal that establishes the speaker's or writer's credibility and trustworthiness