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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Sequential relationship is misinterpreted as causal (this caused that)






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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)






9. 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






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






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






12. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






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






14. Claims attack the person and not the issue






15. The dictionary definition of a word






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






17. 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






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






19. 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.






20. 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-






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






22. 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






23. The side that will argue the proposition






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






25. 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?






26. Appeal to an unqualified expert






27. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






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






29. 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






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






31. 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






32. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






33. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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






35. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






36. What is the best or most accurate definition?






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. 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?






39. 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






40. 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!!!






41. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






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






48. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






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






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