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    Introduction         Scenario: you are watching your favorite TV show and during the commercial break an advertisement comes on for a brand new device that potty-trains puppies. If you have a puppy and understand how wild and untamed they are, this offer would not only seem heaven-sent, but interest you, making you more likely to think deeply about whether or not to buy the product. However, if you do not own a puppy, you would quickly lose interest in the commercial and it is extremely unlikely

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    In Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment, great attention is paid to Raskolnikov’s inner life, yet it is equally important to attend to those outside forces that affect him. A significant but overlooked part of the novel, then, is how the city of St. Petersburg affects Raskolnikov. Through my reading, I found it interesting that Raskolnikov regularly traverses the city’s bridges and uses them as a place for reflection. Overall, there are twenty-five appearances of the word “bridge” in the

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    1. Discuss the writer’s main contention and tone (in your answer you should identify the type of text, the significance of the author, the context in which the text is created/published, the authors main contention and who they wish to persuade) Leonie Burkes opinion piece from the herald sun, January 2002, outlines her frustration with the constant problem of graffiti in the Melbourne suburb of Prahran. The Audience knows she is frustrated because of the repetition of “I’m sick of”. This makes

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    Persuasion has caused lots of us to rethink how they live and who they are. But what exactly is persuasion? Persuasion can be defined as the attempt to convince someone that something, that they may or may not believe, is true. When used correctly, persuasion can cause almost anyone to think or do anything. Many persuasive techniques can be used to make someone think the way you want them to, or do what you want them to do. Jonathan Edwards was preacher and writer. He gave many sermons to try and

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    An effective persuasive argument does not happen on it’s own. The topic at hand as well as the persuasive techniques used to convince an audience on that topic must be researched in depth. Persuasion can come in many forms, under many circumstances, and affect viewers in many ways. For our final presentation, we chose to persuade our audience on the necessity of properly and regularly flossing. We made sure to target both the central and peripheral listeners, share hard facts as well as personal

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    The book The Psychology of Persuasion How to Persuade Others to Your Way of Thinking is a self-help book written by Kevin Hogan. It is designed to turn ordinary people into master persuaders; capable of persuading anyone into doing anything they want. The book is more directed towards salesman, however, after reading the book I can see that the methods can easily be utilized in everyday life. He uses a model as the building block for his methods. The model is called The Paradigm of Persuasion. The

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    Indexicals are important distinguishers of context within sentences. They are expressions that can be uttered by multiple speakers, and have a different meaning or implication each time it is spoken. For me to say “I am Sarah Elshater” has one meaning, for my older brother to say “I am Sarah Elshater” has a completely separate meaning –and would likely cause concern within my family should he say such a thing. In The Problem of the Essential Indexical by John Perry, the notion of “locating beliefs”

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    A persuasive message that encourages the listener to take action is compelling communication although not all communication is meant for this purpose. As previously mentioned there are four categories of communication which vary in levels of listener engagement. When the presenter shares some interesting information and isn’t expecting the listener to act quickly on the message this is called entertaining. When the presenter delivers a message to the listener with an expectation that they will find

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    B. (2016). Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion 50-70. This is a summary of the original book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini. The book is an authoritative work on the art of persuasion. It discusses the mental attitudes that make you say "yes," and, more importantly, explains how to use these. Owens, L. (2012). 5 Ways to Teach Kids to Use Technology Safely Parents are most often the first to introduce kids to technology. Kids are also able to connect online both

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    Define state consciousness and the phenomenal aspect of conscious (When we say a mental state is state conscious we mean to identify not only that there is a relational property that we attribute to that mental state, namely, state consciousness, but also that there is something it’s like, an affiliated phenomenal character, for the bearer of that state.) MAKE SURE YOU PROPERLY TIE IN HOW PHENOMENAL ASPECT LINKS IN AND HOW IT LINKS IN WITH STATE CONSCIOUS, that they actually link in there’s just

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