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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The side that will argue the proposition






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






3. 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






4. 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.






5. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. The side that will oppose the proposition






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






16. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






17. 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?






18. 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.






19. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






20. 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)






21. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






22. Appeal to an unqualified expert






23. 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






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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?






29. 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






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






31. 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.






32. The dictionary definition of a word






33. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






34. 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!!!






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. 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.






42. Claims attack the person and not the issue






43. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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






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






46. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






47. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






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






49. 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






50. 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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