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Identifying Persuasive Techniques Flashcards

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a feigned refusal of that which is earnestly desired (the “I couldn’t possibly accept…” technique)

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accismus

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a warning of impending evil or danger; also known as paraenesis

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admonition

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

the stating of the impossibility of expressing something or the inability to express something, usually because the thing is too great or too terrible for words (the “there are no words to express” technique)

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adynaton

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an exclamation proceeding from deep indignation (the “how dare you” technique)

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aganactesis

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a kind of story in which the settings, characters, objects, and events are all meant to be interpreted as symbols, often communicating a political, moral, or religious message

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allegory

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an unexplained reference to something, usually from history or literature (often made as part of a comparison or example); used to communicate connotative meanings associated with the thing being alluded to

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allusion

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an argument made by comparing two like things; also known as an analogical argument or argument from analogy

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analogy

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a recollection of a historical event or of the words of an author from the past

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anamnesis

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a short narrative involving the writer’s experiences

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anecdote

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an expression of one’s regret, remorse, or sorrow for having insulted, failed, injured, or wronged another

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apology

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a denial of the intention to speak about someone or something that is at the same time stated or insinuated (the “I’m not here today to talk about…” but then immediately talk about that thing technique)

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apophasis

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

the breaking off suddenly in the middle of speaking, usually to portray being overcome with emotion

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aposiopesis

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an argument that claims that something is true or not true, using an objective standard of judgment

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argument of fact

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an argument that claims that something should or should not be done in the future

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argument of policy

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an argument that claims that something possesses some subjective characteristic, like good or bad, right or wrong, ethical or unethical, etc.

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argument of value

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a prompting for the audience to take a specific course of action (only rhetorically interesting if done in an unusual or unexpected way)

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call to action

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a threat of payback or a prophesy of payback for some wrong doing (the “beware all those who” technique)

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cataplexis

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a kind of framing wherein the worst possible outcome of a situation is imagined

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catastrophe

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an argument that claims one event or condition causes another; also known as a causal argument

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cause and effect

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a portrayal of someone or something as possessing certain qualities or characteristics

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characterization

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a type of definition, where a term or concept is placed within a group or category, based on its characteristics

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classification

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an examination of the similarities and differences between two or more things

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comparison

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an acknowledgement of the merits of an opposing argument

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concession

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

the act of laying common ground between the writer and audience by finding circumstances, beliefs, values, etc. that both share

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concurrence

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an examination of the differences between two or more things

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contrast

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

the act of identifying an opposing argument and then rebutting it

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counterargument

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a kind of example that demonstrates the weakness of an opposing generalization

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counterexample

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a kind of example that relies on numbers, rates, percentages, etc.

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data/statistics

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an explanation of the meaning or essential qualities of a term, concept, or thing; also known as a definitional argument

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definition

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a depiction of the physical characteristics of something (the way it looks, sounds, smells, etc.)

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description

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

the parsing of a fine or subtle difference between similar things or concepts that may often be confused or mistaken to be the same thing

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distinctio

32
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a kind of characterization or framing wherein a single characteristic is examined in isolation, thus exaggerating its significance

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distortion

33
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an emotionally evocative description that vividly recreates a scene

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enargeia

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a series of ideas or arguments presented in a numbered list, often to created to “bullet point” ideas in an argument (not the same as listing items in a coordinate series)

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enumeration

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a recitation of something once said, followed by commentary on it

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epicrisis

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a specific instance of something used to make a larger generalization

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example

37
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a kind of evidence that relies on expert opinion or commentary to support a claim

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expert source

38
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an allegory designed to teach a moral, in which the characters are animals, plants, or otherwise non-human

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fable

39
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an attempt to raise an audience’s self-esteem or self-image through direct or indirect compliments of their character, abilities, virtues, etc.

A

flattery

40
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a portrayal of an issue in a certain light (often to reduce the issue to something simple or to color the issue in a favorable light)

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framing

41
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an argument made through multiple examples, with the intention of using specific instances to draw general conclusions about the whole group

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generalization

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a clear, brief definition used to distinguish different terms, concepts, or things

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horismus

43
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a question posed to the audience that is immediately answered by the writer (only rhetorically interesting if done multiple times)

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hypophora

44
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a command given to the audience (not quite the same as a call to action, which invites or implores the audience to do something)

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imperative

45
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an implicit contrast, where two or more different things are discussed for the purposes of contrasting them, but the differences aren’t explicitly stated

A

juxtaposition

46
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a sequence of events; a general term for a story

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narration

47
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

the expression of joy for blessings obtained or an evil avoided

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paenismus

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an allegory designed to teach a moral, in which the characters are people

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parable

49
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a kind of narration used to introduce an argument

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paradiegesis

50
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an claim (often unsupported) that asserts that the writer will do something in the future

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pledge/promise

51
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a principle or generalization that, if true, makes a claim true (only rhetorically interesting if establishing a premise is a major focal point of the text)

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premise

52
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a qualification or rebuttal of an anticipated objection that the audience or others might have; sometimes called a prebuttal

A

procatalepsis

53
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an acknowledgement of the limitations of one’s own argument

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qualification

54
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an attempt to refute or correct an opposing argument (sometimes used with concession, but not always)

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rebuttal

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a question posed to the audience in such a way that its answer is obvious and need not be said (only rhetorically interesting if done multiple times)

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rhetorical question

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a string of premises and claims, whereby the claim of one argument becomes the premise supporting another claim, which becomes the premise supporting another claim, and so on

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sorites

57
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

an argument that claims something might or will happen in the future, or that something would or would not have happened if circumstances in the past had been different; also known as a speculative argument

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speculation

58
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a three-statement argument consisting of a major premise (assumption), minor premise (evidence), and conclusion (claim), written in that order

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syllogism

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a contrast of opposite terms, concepts, or things

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syncrisis

60
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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a list of the individual qualities of a term, concept, or thing, without providing an explicit definition

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systrophe

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Name the persuasive technique described below.

a kind of imperative, whose rejection will end negotiations and cause a resort to force or other direct action; a final demand

A

ultimatum

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