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| What is the definition of persuasion? | using words to influence or change the way others think or act |
| What is the goal of persuasion? | to convince your reader that your point of view is correct; to tell that your opinion is more correct, stronger, more logical |
| What does refute mean? | to prove to be wrong opposing arguments (as in a fact) or to offer a counterargument (as in an opinion) |
| Define thesis statetmene and what it does in persuasive writing? | lets the reader know where you stand on an issue or topic. It gives your position which should be strong, concise, and capture the reader's interest |
| What are the steps for persuasive writing? | state a thesis in a positive manner, support opinions with facts, reasons and examples and quotations; refute opposing arguments; restate thesis include most powerful supporting detail and ask for agreement |
| Why is it important to fully study the opposing arguments to you thesis as well as those which support your thesis? | to be able to prove the opposing arguments wrong and offer counterarguments that support your ideas |
| What is the purpose of qualifiers, such as the words "some" or "most"? | they are terms that make a claim more flexible |
| What are types of supporting evidence? | prediction, observation, statistics, comparisons, expert testimony, demonstration, and analysis |
| What are the fallacies of thinking? | appeal to ignorance, appeal to ptiy, bandwagon, broad generalization, circular thinking, either- or thinking, half-truths, oversimplification, slanted language, testimonial, |
| "Show me one study that proves cigarettes lead to heart disease" is an example of what fallacy of thinking? | appeal to ignornance |
| "Student: "May I have an extension on this paper? I worked on it all weekend, but it's still not done."" is an example of what fallacy of thinking? | appeal to pity |
| "Everywone walked out of the feeting. It was the smartest thing to do." is an example of what fallacy of thinking? | bandwagon |
| "College students can't manage money" is an example of what fallacy of thinking? | broad generalization |
| "I hate my night class because I'm never happy when I'm there" | circular thinking |
| "Either this community provides light-rail transportation, or it will be impossible to expand in the future" is an example of what fallacy of thinking? | either-or thinking |
| "The new welfare bill is good because it will get people off the public dole. (Maybe so, but it may also cause undue suffering to some truly needy individuals.)" is an example of what fallacy of thinking? | half-truths |
| "Capital punishment is a simple question of protecting society" is an example of what fallacy of thinking? | oversimplification |
| "no one in his right mind would ever agree to anything so ridiculous." is an example of what fallacy of thinking? | slanted language |
| "Sports hero: "I've tried every cold medicine on the market, and --believe me--nothing works like temptrol."" is an example of what fallacy of thinking? | testimonial |
