Persuasion Study Guide Flashcards
Persuasion
The art of swing others feelings beliefs or actions
Repetition
To repeat oneself in a verity of ways
Arguement
Speaking or writing that expresses a position on a problem and supported it with reasons and evidence
Claim
The writers position on an issue
Evidence
Specific piece of information that supports the claim
Stereotype
Over generalization unfair judgment of people based on their ethnic gradually physical appearances
Emotional appeal
Messages that creat strong feelings to make a point
Generalization
Broad statement about a class or category of people ideas of things
Faulty reasoning
False or misleading statements
Bandwagon
Suggested because everyone else’s
Loaded language
Language consisting of words with strongly positive or negative connotation
Refute
Statement to prove that someone is wrong
Rebuttal
Prove something as false by using arguments or evidence
Debate
A structured argument
Editorial
An opinion piece that usually appears in the newspaper or new broadcasting
Counter arguement
An argument made to respond to the opposite view 
Rhetorical question
Questions that have such obvious answers that they do not require reply
Fallacy
False or misleading statements
Direct address
Technique in which the writer addresses the audience by using the pronoun you
Propaganda
form of communication that may use of misleading information
