Persuasion Flashcard Review

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Emotional Appeal

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The 4 parts of an argument are...

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claim, numbers and stats, quoted words, and emotional appeal

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The appeal to emotion is when...

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the author makes the audience feel sympathy, anger, frustrations, humor, etc. in order to convince them

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Expert testimony is when...

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An author uses the endorsement or words of someone famous or known for his/ her work in order to convince their audience

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Which of the following is a good claim?

• Coins are made up of a mixture of different metals
• Students should be required to lock up their phones in a safe when they enter the school building.
• Schools should just get rid of all rules and let students do what they want.

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Students should be required to lock up their phones in a safe when they enter the school building.

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Which of the following would be a technique that implements Numbers and Stats?

• Using pictures of a hurt child
• Including research 
• Having someone credible who agrees with you
• Making people laugh

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Including research 

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If an ad claimed:  "35 people drank this diet soda, and 33 of them subsequently lost weight," the ad is using...
Options: Expert Testimony, Emotional Appeal, Numbers and Statistics, Allusion

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Numbers and Statistics

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"100% of students who use their class time wisely complete their project and are successful" is an example of __________

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Numbers and Statistics

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Which of the following is a good claim? Now I'll talk about how much I love taking care of my pets. , At the end of the book, Charlie agrees to move into the chocolate factory., Cyclists should be required to wear helmets to decrease the number of serious injuries from bicycle accidents.

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Cyclists should be required to wear helmets to decrease the number of serious injuries from bicycle accidents.

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Describe the TONE in this excerpt: "But no. And no one talks about it. There are no emergency meetings, no headlines, no breaking news. No one is acting as if we were in a crisis. Even most climate scientists or green politicians keep on flying around the world, eating meat and dairy."

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Frustrated