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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To treat one cause among many as if it is the single cause






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






3. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






4. 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






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






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






7. 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






8. 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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9. An expressed opinion - statement - or point of view






10. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






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






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






13. 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






14. 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.






15. 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?






16. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






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






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






19. 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






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






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






22. The side that will argue the proposition






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






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






28. 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.






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






30. 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






31. 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.






32. 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!!!






33. 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.






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






35. 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?






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






37. 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






38. 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)






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






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






41. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






42. Appeal to an unqualified expert






43. 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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






50. 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.







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