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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. 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!!!






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






3. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






4. 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






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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






11. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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 feelings or emotions that are evoked from a word






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






15. 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.






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. 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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






25. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. The side that will oppose the proposition






31. 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






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. What is the best or most accurate definition?






40. 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)






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






42. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






43. The dictionary definition of a word






44. 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






45. The side that will argue the proposition






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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?