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Persuasion

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






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






3. 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






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






5. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






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






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






8. Claims attack the person and not the issue






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






13. What is the best or most accurate definition?






14. 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.






15. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






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






17. 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






18. 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!!!






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






27. 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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28. 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






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






30. 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






31. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






32. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






33. The side that will oppose the proposition






34. 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-






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






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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






42. Appeal to an unqualified expert






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






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






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






47. 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






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






49. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






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







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