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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Facts - conditions - statements - beliefs or views that others can observe and potentially agree with






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






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






4. 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.






5. 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






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






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






8. 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






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






10. 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






11. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






12. The side that will argue the proposition






13. 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






14. 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






15. 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)






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






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






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






19. The side that will oppose the proposition






20. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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






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






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






24. 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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Appeal to an unqualified expert






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






31. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






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






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






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?






35. 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






36. 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






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






38. 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.






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






40. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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






47. 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-






48. 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?






49. 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.






50. The dictionary definition of a word







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