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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
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1. A discussion adhering to parliamentary rules of proposition between two opposing sides






2. 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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






10. 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






11. 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.






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






13. 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-






14. 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






15. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






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. 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






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






19. 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






20. The side that will oppose the proposition






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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!!!






26. 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.






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






28. Appeal to an unqualified expert






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






30. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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?






38. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






39. The side that will argue the proposition






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






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






42. 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.






43. 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?






44. What is the best or most accurate definition?






45. Claims attack the person and not the issue






46. The dictionary definition of a word






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






48. 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






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






50. 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