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






2. 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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






7. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






8. 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.






9. The side that will argue the proposition






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






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






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






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






14. 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






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






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






17. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






18. 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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19. The feelings or emotions that are evoked from a word






20. What is the best or most accurate definition?






21. 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)






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






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






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






25. Appeal to an unqualified expert






26. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






27. 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!!!






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






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






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. 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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






37. 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






38. 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






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






40. 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?






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






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






43. 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






44. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






45. 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






46. 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.






47. 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-






48. 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






49. 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.






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







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