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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. 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






2. 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






3. 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)






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






5. 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






6. 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?






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






9. 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?






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






11. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






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






14. 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.






15. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






16. 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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. 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-






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






29. What is the best or most accurate definition?






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






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






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






33. 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






34. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. The side that will oppose the proposition






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






43. 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!!!






44. 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.






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






46. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






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






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






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






50. 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