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Persuasion
The act of swaying others believes
Repetition
To repeat oneself in a variety of ways
Argument
Speaking or writing that expresses a position on a problem
Claim
The writers position on a issue or topic
Stereotype
A dangerous way of organization that can lead to unfair judgment
Emotional appeal
Messages that creat strong feelings to make a point
Evidence
Specific piece of information that supports the claim
Generalization
Broad statement about a class or category of people, ideas, or things
Faulty reasoning
False or misleading statement
Bandwagon
Suggest a person should believe/do because “everyone else does”
Loaded language
Language consisting of words with strongly positive or negative connotations
Refute
A statement to prove that someone Is wrong
Rebuttal
To prove something is false using evidence
Debate
A structured argument, that requires preparation, with two opposing teams
Editorial
An opinion piece that usually appears on the news
Counter argument
An argument made to respond to an opposite view
Rhetoric question
Questions that have such obvious answers that they do not require a reply
Fallacy
False or misleading statement
Direct address
A technique in which the writer/speaker addresses the audience by using the pronoun “you”
Propaganda
From of communication that may use false/misleading information
