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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think it's A, and C. Am I correct?

OpenStudy (superflytyguy):

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.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Are you sure? Is the second one right?

OpenStudy (superflytyguy):

Second one seems right.

OpenStudy (superflytyguy):

reason

OpenStudy (superflytyguy):

appeals to reason

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How so?

OpenStudy (superflytyguy):

An appeal to reason means you try to convince someone using a logical argument

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh. What's 'an appeal to emotion' then?

OpenStudy (superflytyguy):

Scratch that you're right. People FEEL that cantaloupe is the superior fruit

OpenStudy (superflytyguy):

No evidence has been provided for reasoning

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay thanks

OpenStudy (superflytyguy):

Sure np

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