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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. 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!!!






5. The side that will argue the proposition






6. 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)






7. 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-






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






9. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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?






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






17. 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






18. 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.






19. What is the best or most accurate definition?






20. 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.






21. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






22. 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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. Claims attack the person and not the issue






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






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






31. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






32. 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.






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






34. Appeal to an unqualified expert






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






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






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






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






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






41. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






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






43. 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






44. 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






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






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






47. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






48. 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






49. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






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







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