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Persuasion Vocabulary. Persuade. To prevail upon a person to do something, to convince. Testimonials. A statement by a person in support of a particular truth, fact, or claim; recommendation. Bandwagon Effect.
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Persuade • To prevail upon a person to do something, to convince
Testimonials A statement by a person in support of a particular truth, fact, or claim; recommendation
Bandwagon Effect Appeals to “everyone is doing it”mentality. For example: An advertisement for shoes that tells you “everyone” is wearing them.
Sentimental Appeal/ Loaded Language- • A method of persuasion that appeals to a person’s emotions in order to convince them to do or believe something.
Exaggeration • Represents (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is
Contradiction Direct opposition between things compared
Misleading Statements • An intentionally untrue statement made to mislead.
Scare Tactics Tries to convince you to do something by scaring you
False Authority Use of authority instead of evidence. Example: When a celebrity endorses a product
Red Herring • Used to distract the audience by presenting a side issue not related to the topic
Faulty Reasoning • Defective reasoning, logical fallacies