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






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






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






5. 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?






6. 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






7. 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.






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






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






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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.






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






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. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






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






17. 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






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






19. 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!!!






20. 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?






21. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






22. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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






24. 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






25. The dictionary definition of a word






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






27. The side that will oppose the proposition






28. 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






29. 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.






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






31. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






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






33. 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






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






35. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






36. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






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






38. Appeal to an unqualified expert






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






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






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






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






44. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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-






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






50. 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







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