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






2. 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.






3. What is the best or most accurate definition?






4. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






5. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






6. 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!!!






7. Appeal to an unqualified expert






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






9. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






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






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






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






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






14. The side that will argue the proposition






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






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






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






19. 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






20. 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.






21. The dictionary definition of a word






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






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






24. 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


25. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






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






27. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






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






30. 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?






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






49. 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






50. The side that will oppose the proposition