Persuasive Devices

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Buzz words; words that are vague, yet attractive; "New and Improved"
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"Buttering up" the audience to get what you want; Making you feel good for participating.
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Asking a question for which the answer is obvious; it is asked just to make you think.
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An EXPERT gives insight on an issue.
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Choosing words to evoke a particular feeling in order to persuade the audience.
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Saying people "just like you" participate; appealing to the "average joe" or the normal citizen.
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Believing this or using this product will put you into an elite class.
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Buying in to this product or way of living/believing will make you look younger or feel better.
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Making you feel like you need to participate in something RIGHT AWAY.
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Repeating an idea or phrase over and over so that will will be remembered in attempt to persuade.
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Tactics such as "buy one get one free"/ "50% off"...
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Someone famous or a former customer speaks for a product or on behalf of a cause.
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Do this because everyone else is doing it; you will be left out if you don't participate.
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Scaring you into doing something/scare tactics.
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Including only the favorable or the unfavorable information about a product to sway the audience; one sided information.
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A catchy phrase or jingle that you associate with a product or cause in effort to persuade.
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Referring to a famous person in history or literature.
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Appealing to the "right vs wrong" of the issue.
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Using fact and statistics to help the audience continue to reach the same conclusion; If A=B, B=C, A=C; the strongest type of argument uses this.
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Directly or indirectly attacking people or products to sway the opinions of the audience.
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Associating your love or admiration of a figure to another figure... transfer of feelings from one to another by association