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Persuasion

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






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






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






4. 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!!!






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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






10. Appeal to an unqualified expert






11. What is the best or most accurate definition?






12. 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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13. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






14. 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.






15. 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






16. The dictionary definition of a word






17. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






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






25. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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.






33. 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?






34. 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.






35. The side that will argue the proposition






36. 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)






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






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






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






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






41. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






42. 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






43. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






44. 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






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






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. 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






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






49. 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






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?