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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Dissimilarities between two things are so much greater than their similarities - that their connection is unjustified






2. Assumes that the premise is not ideal - but a wiser choice than the opponent's






3. 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.






4. Words or images that appeal to the audience's emotions are used. The appeal may be to positive emotions - such as desire for success - or to negative ones - such as fear.






5. Advertisers use celebrities and regular people to endorse products - If it's good enough for astronauts its good enough for you - The official candy bar of the Olympic Games






6. An expressed opinion - statement - or point of view






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






8. 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






9. The side that will argue the proposition






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






11. 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!!!






12. A statement that cannot be proved true. It is something that someone/author thinks - believes - feels. Some clue words associated with opinions are; think. appears - feel - believes. seems.






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






14. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






15. Appeal to an unqualified expert






16. Advertisers try to make their products stand out by focusing on a single element that is found only in their product - hoping that consumers will think this means their product is better - he only breathmint that has retsyn - There's nothing else lik






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






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






19. What is the best or most accurate definition?






20. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. 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






28. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






29. Deliberate spreading information - ideas - or rumors to help or harm a person - group - movement - institution or nation






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






31. 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.






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






33. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






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. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






40. 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


41. 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






42. The dictionary definition of a word






43. 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.






44. The side that will oppose the proposition






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






46. 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?






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






48. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






49. 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-






50. 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