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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Facts - figures - numbers - graphs - charts - polls - surveys






2. 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?






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






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






5. The dictionary definition of a word






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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. 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






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






15. 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






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






17. 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






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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






23. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






24. The side that will argue the proposition






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. 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






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






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






29. Appeal to an unqualified expert






30. 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






31. What is the best or most accurate definition?






32. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






33. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






34. 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






35. 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






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






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






38. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






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






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






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






47. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






48. 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.






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