Argument and persuasive terms. True or false!

True

Persuasion is an act of convincing through reason, logic, and emotion.

False

Politicians and salesmen do not use persuasive techniques almost daily.

True

A debate is a formal discussion and exchanging of opposite viewpoints.

True

A logical appeal is an opinion statement supported by reasons and evidence.

True

A statistic is a fact that is presented in number form.

False

An anecdote is a number fact.

True

And example is a brief instance that illustrates the main idea.

False

Answer blogs and wikis are considered to be credible research.

False

Circular reasoning is ordered and concise- recommended method of persuasion.

True

Ethos is relying on credibility

False

Evidence is not needed to support the topic.

True

Facts can be proven.

True

Logos is using facts and reasons

True

Many newspapers are online and are considered to be credible sources.

True

Overgeneralization is being too vague or too broad

False

Pamphlets are not a good resource for information.

True

Pathos is appealing to the emotions.

False

Shouting down the opposition is important to win a debate.

False

The counterargument is the same as the author's opinion statement.

False

The opinion statement does not state the author's opinion.

True

To create a valid opinion statement, the writer needs evidence and reason.