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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A discussion adhering to parliamentary rules of proposition between two opposing sides






2. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






3. The side that will argue the proposition






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






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. 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. 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!!!






8. The feelings or emotions that are evoked from a word






9. 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






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. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






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






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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.






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






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






20. What is the best or most accurate definition?






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






22. 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)






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






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






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






26. 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-






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






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






29. 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?






30. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






31. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. The side that will oppose the proposition






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






37. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






38. 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






39. The dictionary definition of a word






40. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






41. 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.






42. 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?






43. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






44. 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.






45. Claims attack the person and not the issue






46. 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.






47. 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






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






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






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