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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Telling only positive things about something or someone - without giving evidence or facts






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






4. Claims attack the person and not the issue






5. 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.






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






7. 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






8. What is the best or most accurate definition?






9. Appeal to an unqualified expert






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






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






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






24. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






25. 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






26. The side that will argue the proposition






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






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






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






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






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






37. The side that will oppose the proposition






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






39. 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






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






41. 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!!!






42. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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-






47. 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






48. 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.






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






50. The dictionary definition of a word