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Persuasion
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soft-skills
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.
straw man
components of an argument
Limited Options ; Either/Or
unique claim
2. A logical appeal or an appeal to reason (facts - statistics - and expert testimony)
Logos
proposition of policy
the unspoken premises of an enthymeme
propaganda
3. Deliberate spreading information - ideas - or rumors to help or harm a person - group - movement - institution or nation
Lesser of Two Evils
false dichotomy
dramatic evidence
Propaganda
4. 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
essential information
snob appeal
the unspoken premises of an enthymeme
reason
5. 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
Ethos
dramatic evidence
Burden of Proof
the unspoken premises of an enthymeme
6. An expressed opinion - statement - or point of view
reason
Status Quo
claim
enthymeme
7. Evidence supporting the team's position or used to denigrate or defeat the opposing view
propaganda
fallacy
Rebuttal
Proof
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)
dramatic evidence
Propaganda
transfer
Proponent
9. 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
circumstantial evidence
syllogism
essential information
statistical evidence
10. A discussion adhering to parliamentary rules of proposition between two opposing sides
avant-farde
Debate
common cause
plain folk
11. Ordinary people sell a message. You are to believe that because these people are like you - they can be trusted.
circumstantial evidence
plain folk
characteristics of a 'good' arguer
enthymeme
12. 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
bandwagon
False Analogy
proposition of policy
testimonials
13. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove
branding
basic rhetorical questions
Circular Reasoning
unfinished claim
14. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate
Status Quo
essential information
Circular Reasoning
branding
15. Assumes a statement's conclusion is true without any sufficient evidence
propaganda
Circular Reasoning
proposition of definition
Begging the Question/Assertion
16. 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?
Circular Reasoning
reason
common cause
basic rhetorical questions
17. Telling only positive things about something or someone - without giving evidence or facts
evidence
statistical evidence
the unspoken premises of an enthymeme
glittering generality
18. Dissimilarities between two things are so much greater than their similarities - that their connection is unjustified
common cause
glittering generality
False Analogy
perception
19. To treat one cause among many as if it is the single cause
Non sequitur
nonessential information
common cause
essential information
20. A false argument; an argument that appears to be logical - but in fact is not logical
syllogism
fallacy
proposition of interpretation
Limited Options ; Either/Or
21. The dictionary definition of a word
bias
Denotation
Ethos
weasel words
22. 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.
Debate
reason
opinion
Denotation
23. To misrepresent your opponents argument; to seemingly refute your opponent's argument when in fact you have not accurately described his/her position
the unspoken premises of an enthymeme
Non sequitur
Opposition
straw man
24. Facts - conditions - statements - beliefs or views that others can observe and potentially agree with
rhetoric
evidence
Propaganda
proposition of definition
25. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance
proposition of interpretation
common cause
Proposition
evidence
26. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty
basic rhetorical questions
common cause
Burden of Proof
Persuasion
27. 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
Begging the Question/Assertion
rhetoric
weasel words
bias
28. An argument whose conclusion does not follow from its premise
testimonials
fallacy
Non sequitur
dramatic evidence
29. Questioning or proving the existence or actuality of some event - action - thing - person
physical evidence
branding
Slippery Slope
bias
30. 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
bandwagon
branding
proposition of policy
propaganda
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
statistical evidence
Opposition
snob appeal
Proponent
32. Assumes because one thing is allowed - worse things will occur after
Debate
Slippery Slope
emotional appeal
Burden of Proof
33. The side that will oppose the proposition
avant-farde
Opposition
syllogism
claim
34. 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?
transfer
Persuasion
rhetorical claim
syllogism
35. The side that will argue the proposition
False Analogy
nonessential information
Burden of Proof
Proponent
36. Facts - figures - numbers - graphs - charts - polls - surveys
statistical evidence
Begging the Question/Assertion
Status Quo
circumstantial evidence
37. 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.
Opposition
emotional appeal
bias
the unspoken premises of an enthymeme
38. Sequential relationship is misinterpreted as causal (this caused that)
Proof
testimonials
Begging the Question/Assertion
Post Hoc - Ergo Propter Hoc
39. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect
Pathos
Rebuttal
glittering generality
propaganda
40. The ability to make a 'rational' link between your claim and evidence - which helps the audience consent to your argument
Opposition
nonessential information
reason
fact
41. What course of action should we take as a government - nation - country - or culture?
dramatic evidence
Persuasion
reason
proposition of policy
42. Advertisers intentionally do not finish a comparison - Our Candy is Sweetest - The safer car for your family
claim
Debate
snob appeal
unfinished claim
43. 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.
Begging the Question/Assertion
enthymeme
bias
weasel words
44. The feelings or emotions that are evoked from a word
essential information
Connotation
weasel words
Proponent
45. Is it moral - right - wrong - ethical - pretty - ugly?
weasel words
Connotation
bias
proposition of value
46. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?
Proponent
Non sequitur
basic rhetorical questions
proposition of interpretation
47. 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.
Status Quo
basic rhetorical questions
nonessential information
transfer
48. 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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49. Appeal to an unqualified expert
Ipse Dixit
perception
Burden of Proof
nonessential information
50. 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
Persuasion
rhetoric
Connotation
rhetorical claim