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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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.






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






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






5. 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






6. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






7. 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






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. 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-






10. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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)






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






18. The side that will argue the proposition






19. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






20. The dictionary definition of a word






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






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. 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






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






25. 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.






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






27. 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!!!






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






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






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






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






32. 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






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






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






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






36. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






37. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






39. The side that will oppose the proposition






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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. 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.






50. 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.