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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






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






3. The side that will argue the proposition






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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






8. What is the best or most accurate definition?






9. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






11. 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






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






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






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






15. Questioning or proving the existence or actuality of some event - action - thing - person






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






17. 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?






18. The side that will oppose the proposition






19. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






20. 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.






21. Appeal to an unqualified expert






22. 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!!!






23. 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






24. 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.






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






26. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






27. 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.






28. 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






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






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






31. The dictionary definition of a word






32. 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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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






40. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






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






42. 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






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






44. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






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






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






47. 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






48. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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






50. 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-