The No Texting While Driving campaign organization shows a group of high school students a video taken during a car crash,from which three of four friends in the car were killed
The campaign group asks each student to take an oath and spread the message to save others'lives by joining the campaign as volunteers. What persuasion technique is used by the campaign group, and why?
a. Fear arousal; it is very effective and attracts interest.
b. Testimonial; to get real-time audience reactions
c. Drama; because everyone likes a good story
d. Compatibility; to reinforce the audience's predispositions
A
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Kara is a single mother who comes to work looking disheveled and unorganized. If her supervisor evaluates Kara by saying "Kara is untidy and unorganized because she is a single mother," this is an example of
A) fundamental attribution error. B) overattribution. C) inconsistency D) self-serving bias.
Which of the following examples correctly applies the technique of arguing by authority?
A. The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations agrees with my opinion about military involvement in Syria. B. Global warming is melting ice caps, rising sea levels threaten flooding, so global warming threatens to flood coastal cities. C. I have met five Canadians who speak both French and English, so all Canadians speak both French and English. D. If corn can be raised successfully in Iowa, then it should grow well in neighboring Nebraska.
Which of the following is an example of a summary type of transition?
A. Next, let's talk about the impact of the raw food movement on local restaurants. B. So far, we have talked about two of the three main dangers of toluene in nail care products. C. In the grand scheme of things, curriculum change will have no impact on test scores. D. Sprouts may taste good on sandwiches, but they are dangerous and should be avoided.
Persuasive speeches on questions of ________ argue for or against particular courses of action.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).