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Persuasion

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






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






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






4. The dictionary definition of a word






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






8. The side that will oppose the proposition






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






10. 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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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?






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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






21. 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.






22. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






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






24. 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.






25. 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






26. 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






27. 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






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






29. 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






30. What is the best or most accurate definition?






31. 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






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






33. 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?






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






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






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






37. 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)






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






39. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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!!!






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






48. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






49. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






50. The side that will argue the proposition