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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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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2. 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






3. 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)






4. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






5. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






6. The side that will argue the proposition






7. 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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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!!!






13. The dictionary definition of a word






14. To misrepresent your opponents argument; to seemingly refute your opponent's argument when in fact you have not accurately described his/her position






15. 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?






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






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






18. 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?






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






20. 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-






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






22. Is it moral - right - wrong - ethical - pretty - ugly?






23. The side that will oppose the proposition






24. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






25. Evidence supporting the team's position or used to denigrate or defeat the opposing view






26. 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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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.






33. 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






34. 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






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






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






37. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






38. 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






39. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






41. 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






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






43. What is the best or most accurate definition?






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






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






46. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






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






48. 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.






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






50. Appeal to an unqualified expert