Persuasion

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Persuasion

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The art of swaying others feelings, beliefs, or actions

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Repetition

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To repeat oneself in a variety of ways

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Argument

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Speaking or writing that expresses a position on a problem and supports it with reasons and evidence

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Claim

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The writers position on an issue

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Evidence

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Specific piece of information that supports the claim

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Stereotype

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A dangerous type of over generalization

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Emotional appeal

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Messages that create strong feelings to make a point

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Generalization

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Broad statement about a class or category of people, ideas, or things

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Faulty reasoning

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False or misleading statements

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Bandwagon

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Suggests a person should believe/do because everyone else

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Loaded language

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Language consisting of words with strongly positive or negative connections

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Refute

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A statement to prove that someone is wrong

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Rebuttal

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To prove something is false by using arguments or evidence

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Debate

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A structured argument, that requires preparation with two opposing teams

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Editorial

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An opinion piece that usually appears in the newspaper or new broadcast

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Counter argument

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An argument made to respond to the opposite view

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Rhetorical question

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Questions that have such obvious answers that they do not require a reply

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Fallacy

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False or misleading statement

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Direct address

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A technique in which the writer/speaker addresses in the audience by using the pronoun you

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Propaganda

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Form of communication that may use false/misleading information