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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






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






3. 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






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






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






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. To reduce complex matters to an either/or logic






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






10. 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






11. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






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. 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






15. 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.






16. 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






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






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






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






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






21. The side that will argue the proposition






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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?






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






27. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






28. 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






29. 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-






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






31. 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?






32. 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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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.






38. 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






39. 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.






40. Appeal to an unqualified expert






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






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






43. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






44. 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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45. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






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






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






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






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






50. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance