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Persuasive vocab.
For L.A Mrs.Baliey 5th block
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Persuasive | It aims to bring about a change in people's attitudes and behavior |
| Persuasive Techniques | Logical and emotional appeals |
| Logical appeals | Present facts and evidence to support a claim |
| Claim | A message |
| Emotional appeals | Stir the feelings of an audience |
| Loaded language | Words with either positive or negative connotations, or suggested meanings |
| Public service announcement | A non commercial media or print advertisement that seeks to inform the public about a social issue, such as safety, health, or education |
| Hasty generalization | A conclusion drawn from too little evidence |
| Overgeneralization | A broad conclusion using all-or-nothing words like every, always, and never |
| Circular reasoning | Reasons that say the same thing over and over again using different words |
| False cause | The assumptions that one event caused another because it occurred earlier in time |
| Commercial advertisement | Its purpose is to persuade consumers to buy a particular product and to make money for the company that sells the product |
| Propaganda | The attempt to convince an audience to accept ideas without considering other viewpoints |
| Propaganda techniques | Examples are bandwagon, stereotype, name-calling, snob appeal, and endorsement |
| Bandwagon appeal | Takes advantage of people's desire to be part of a group or to be popular |
| Stereotype | Presents a narrow, fixed idea about all the members of a certain group |
| Name-calling | The use of loaded words to create negative feelings about a person, group, or thing |
| Snob appeal | Sends the message that something is valuable because only "special" people appreciate it |
| Endorsement | A recommendation make by someone who is well known but not necessarily an authority |