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






2. 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)






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






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






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






6. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






7. 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






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






9. 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






10. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






11. The side that will oppose the proposition






12. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






14. Appeal to an unqualified expert






15. The information that is not necessary to understand the passage is called nonessential information. This may include opinions or details that do not add to the main idea of the passage.






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






17. 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






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






19. 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?






20. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






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






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






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






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






25. 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!!!






26. 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






27. The dictionary definition of a word






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






33. The side that will argue the proposition






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






35. 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.






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






37. Dissimilarities between two things are so much greater than their similarities - that their connection is unjustified






38. 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-






39. 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.






40. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






41. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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






46. 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






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






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






50. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






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