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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
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1. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






2. 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






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






4. 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.






5. What is the best or most accurate definition?






6. 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.






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. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






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






10. 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






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






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






13. 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?






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






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






16. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






17. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






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






19. 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






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






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






22. 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!!!






23. 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.






24. 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






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






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






27. 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






28. 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






29. The side that will argue the proposition






30. 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.






31. The dictionary definition of a word






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






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






34. The side that will oppose the proposition






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 generally held opinion held prior to the debate






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






38. Claims attack the person and not the issue






39. 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






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






41. Appeal to an unqualified expert






42. 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






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






44. 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.






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






47. 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?






48. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






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






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