Which persuasive technique is used in the following sentences? "It has become fashionable to think that, like fast food, fast ideas are the way to get to a fast-moving, impatient public. a. rhetorical question. b. humor c. repetition d. overgeneralization Four out of five people prefer cantaloupe to honeydew lemon a.repetition b.appeals to reason c.appeals to emotion d.appeals to authority
I think it's A, and C. Am I correct?
I think the first one is D overgeneralize- draw a conclusion or make a statement about (something) that is more general than is justified by the available evidence.
Are you sure? Is the second one right?
Second one seems right.
reason
appeals to reason
How so?
An appeal to reason means you try to convince someone using a logical argument
Oh. What's 'an appeal to emotion' then?
Scratch that you're right. People FEEL that cantaloupe is the superior fruit
No evidence has been provided for reasoning
Okay thanks
Sure np
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