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Persuasion

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






2. The dictionary definition of a word






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






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






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






6. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






7. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






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






9. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






10. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






11. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






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






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






14. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






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. A fact that may be used to infer another fact






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






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






26. The side that will argue the proposition






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






37. 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.






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






39. The side that will oppose the proposition






40. 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






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






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






44. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






46. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






47. 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)






48. 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






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






50. 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.