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Persuasion

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






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






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






4. 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






5. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






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. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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






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






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






17. The dictionary definition of a word






18. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






19. 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?






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






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






22. Deliberate spreading information - ideas - or rumors to help or harm a person - group - movement - institution or nation






23. 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.






24. 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?






25. The side that will argue the proposition






26. 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)






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






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






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






35. 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






36. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






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






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






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






40. 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






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






42. 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






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






44. 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






45. 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!!!






46. What is the best or most accurate definition?






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






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






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






50. 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