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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






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






9. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






10. 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.






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






12. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






13. 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?






14. 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






15. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






16. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






17. The side that will argue the proposition






18. What is the best or most accurate definition?






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






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






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






22. The dictionary definition of a word






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. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






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






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






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






29. 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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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!!!






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






39. 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


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






41. 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)






42. 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-






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






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






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






46. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






47. The side that will oppose the proposition






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






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






50. 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