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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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)






9. 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






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






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






12. 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






13. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






14. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






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






16. 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?






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






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






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






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






21. The dictionary definition of a word






22. 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.






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






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






25. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






26. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






27. 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






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






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






30. 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






31. 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






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






33. The side that will oppose the proposition






34. 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?






35. The side that will argue the proposition






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






37. 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.






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






39. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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. 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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49. Appeal to an unqualified expert






50. 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