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Persuasion

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






2. Claims attack the person and not the issue






3. 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.






4. 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






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






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






7. 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






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






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






10. 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






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






12. 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.






13. 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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






21. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






22. 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






23. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






24. 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.






25. The side that will oppose the proposition






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






27. The dictionary definition of a word






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






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






30. 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?






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






33. 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






34. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






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






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






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






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






39. The side that will argue the proposition






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






41. Appeal to an unqualified expert






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. 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






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






45. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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






Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?



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