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Persuasion

Subject : soft-skills
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1. 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






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






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






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






5. 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!!!






6. Claims attack the person and not the issue






7. 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






8. 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?






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






10. 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






11. 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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12. The side that will oppose the proposition






13. 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.






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






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. Statements claiming that some proposition is untrue or incorrect






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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. 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






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






29. 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?






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. A suggestion that is offered for consideration or acceptance






36. The side that will argue the proposition






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






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






39. The dictionary definition of a word






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






41. Takes as evidence what it claims to prove






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






43. Inducement to act by argument or reasoning or entreaty






44. Appeal to an unqualified expert






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






46. What is the best or most accurate interpretation?






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






48. The generally held opinion held prior to the debate






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






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






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