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Persuasion

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






2. 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






3. 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.






4. Appeal to an unqualified expert






5. 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






6. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






7. The side that will oppose the proposition






8. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






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






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






11. 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!!!






12. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






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






14. 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






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






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






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






18. 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


19. 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.






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






21. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






22. The side that will argue the proposition






23. 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.






24. 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






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






26. 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






27. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






29. 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?






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






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






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






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






34. What is the best or most accurate definition?






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






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






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






38. 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)






39. 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






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






41. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






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






43. 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-






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






45. 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.






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






47. The dictionary definition of a word






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






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






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