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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ability to make a 'rational' link between your claim and evidence - which helps the audience consent to your argument






2. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






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






4. 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






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. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The side that will oppose the proposition






14. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






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






16. The dictionary definition of a word






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






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






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






22. 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






23. 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?






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






25. 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.






26. What is the best or most accurate definition?






27. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






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






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






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






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






32. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






33. 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






34. 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.






35. 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)






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






37. Appeal to an unqualified expert






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. 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?






42. 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!!!






43. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






44. 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


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






46. 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.






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






48. 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






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






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