Argument/Persuasion Terms

3 Elements of Effective Arguments:

• Claim

• Purpose

• Support

• Counterargument

When you set a purpose for reading, you . . .

• Decide what you think is the main idea

• Decide what you want to read

• Decide what you want to accomplish

• Decide what the author thinks

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Persuasion is

• a problem-solving strategy that "persuades" people to agree w.th an idea, attitude, or action by irrational means.

• a problem-solving strategy that "persuades" people to agree with an idea, attitude, or action by rational and unemotional means.

• a problem-solving strategy and relies on "force" rather than appeals.

• a problem-solving strategy and relies on "appeals" rather than force.

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Three common fallacies are

• peruasion

• loaded terms

• leading questions

• caricatures

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A rhetorical fallacy is

• writing that is persuasive

• writing that is based on fact

• writing that is false or misleading

• writing that is emotionally appealing

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Which of the following apply to emotional appeals?

• words, descriptions, or images that stir up strong feelings

• Example: "Innocent puppies are horribly mistreated in puppy mills."

• Example: "We need this law because animals deserve decent treatment."

• attempts to gain moral support for a claim by linking the claim to a widely-accepted VALUE

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Which of the following apply to ethical appeals?

• words, descriptions, or images that stir up strong feelings

• Example: "Innocent puppies are horribly mistreated in puppy mills."

• Example: "We need this law because animals deserve decent treatment."

• attempts to gain moral support for a claim by linking the claim to a widely-accepted VALUE

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Which of the following apply to loaded terms?

• words or phrases with strongly positive or negative connotations

• questions that contain their own answer

• Example: "You are immature sounds more negative than you are young."

• Example: "You don't want all the forests to disappear, do you?"

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Which of the following apply to leading questions?

• words or phrases with strongly positive or negative connotations

• questions that contain their own answer

• Example: "You are immature sounds more negative than you are young."

• Example: "You don't want all the forests to disappear, do you?"

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Which of the following apply to caricature ?

• words or phrases which give a cartoon-like portrayal of opposing arguments

• questions that contain their own answer

• Example: "They want you to go around hugging trees."

• Example: "You don't want all the forests to disappear, do you?"

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