Persuasion Flashcards
Persuasion
The art of swaying others’ feelings, beliefs, or actions
Repetition
To repeat oneself in a variety of ways
Argument
Speaking or writing to express a position on a problem and supports it with reasons and evidence
Claim
The writers position on a issue
Evidence
Specific piece of information that supports the claim
Stereotype
A dangerous type of overgeneralization. It can lead to unfair judgements of people based on their ethnic backgrounds, beliefs, practices, or religion.
Emotional appeal
Messages that create strong feelings to make a point
Generalization
Broad statement about a class or category of people, ideas, or things
Faulty reasoning
False or misleading statements
Bandwagon
Suggest a person should believe/do because “everyone else is.”
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 by using arguments or evidence; disprove opposing arguments
Debate
A structured argument, that requires preparation, with two opposing teams
Editorial
An opinion piece that usually appears in the newspaper or news broadcast; expresses opinions
Counter argument
An argument made to respond to the opposite view
Rhetorical question
Questions that have such obvious answers they do not require a reply.
Fallacy
False or misleading statement
Direct address
A technique in which writer/speaker addresses the audience by using the pronoun “you.”
BONUS: propaganda
Form of communication that may use false/misleading information
