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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
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1. The side that will argue the proposition






2. 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.






3. Appeal to an unqualified expert






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






5. 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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6. 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






7. 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






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






9. 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.






10. The side that will oppose the proposition






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






12. 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






13. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






15. 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






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






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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






21. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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






23. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. 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?






30. What is the best or most accurate definition?






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






32. 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-






33. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






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






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






36. 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






37. 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.






38. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






39. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






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






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






42. 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?






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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