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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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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2. The dictionary definition of a word






3. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






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






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. 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






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






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






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






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






12. 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!!!






13. 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.






14. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






21. 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






22. What is the best or most accurate definition?






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. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






25. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






32. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






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






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






35. 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-






36. 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?






37. 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






38. 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.






39. 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






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






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






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






43. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






44. 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






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






46. Appeal to an unqualified expert






47. 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)






48. 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






49. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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