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Persuasion

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






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






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






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






5. 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?






6. 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






7. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






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






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






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






11. 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






12. 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.






13. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






15. 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






16. 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.






17. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






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






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






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






21. 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






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






23. 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






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






25. 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)






26. 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-






27. Appeal to an unqualified expert






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






29. 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






30. 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






31. Does not acknowledge the possibility of a neutral position






32. 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.






33. 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






34. 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






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






36. The side that will oppose the proposition






37. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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






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






40. 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






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






42. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






43. 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!!!






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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






48. The side that will argue the proposition






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






50. 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.