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Persuasion

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






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






3. 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






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






5. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






6. 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.






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. 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?






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






10. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






11. 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






12. Appeal to an unqualified expert






13. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






14. 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






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






16. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






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






19. 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!!!






20. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






21. 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?






22. 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






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






24. The side that will argue the proposition






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






26. Claims attack the person and not the issue






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. 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-






34. The side that will oppose the proposition






35. 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






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






37. 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.






38. 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






39. 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






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






41. The dictionary definition of a word






42. 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






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






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






45. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






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






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






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






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






50. What is the best or most accurate definition?







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