Credible Sources
This is a representation of actual data or events. Statistical data from research papers or facts from government databases can be used to create diagrams or charts that provide a visual representation of these truths, enhancing the audience's understanding and retention.
What is Factual Illustration?
Attacking the character or circumstances of an individual making an argument rather than the argument itself.
What is Ad Hominem?
The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in away that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.
What is Confirmation Bias?
These are the three main types of persuasion.
What are Ethos, Logos, and Pathos?
This is an example of which bias?
An investor is overly confident in their stock marketpredictions, thinking they can consistently beat the market.
What is Overconfidence Effect?
This allows the audience to understand new information relative to something familiar. Government publications, official statistics, or case studies from credible institutions can be used to draw parallels between different concepts, showing similarities and differences that clarify the topic at hand.
What is Comparison?
Using the opinion of an authority figure, or institution of authority, in place of an actual argument, especially when the authority is not truly an expert in the relevant field.
What is Appeal to Authority?
The phenomenon where people with low ability at a task overestimate their ability.
What is the Dunning-Kruger Effect?
The primary intent is to influence others by presenting arguments, facts, and logic to help them make an informed decision or adopt a viewpoint, aiming for a mutually beneficial outcome where the audience's freedom to choose is upheld.
What is Persuasion?
This is an example of which bias?
Feeling overwhelmed and less satisfied with a purchase decision when choosing from 50 types of jeans compared to choosing from just three.
What is Paradox of Choice?
These are from reliable sources like government agencies, academic research, or global organizations like the World Health Organization provide quantifiable data that can support your claims. They should be presented accurately and in context to avoid misleading the audience.
What are Statistics?
Suggesting something is true or right because it's popular or because everyone is doing it.
What is Bandwagon?
The tendency to emphasize personality traits and ignore situationalfactors when making judgments about others' behaviors.
What is Fundamental Attribution Error?
It is generally considered unethical because it involves deceit and exploitation. It disrespects the autonomy of the audience and can lead to harm or injustice.
What is Manipulation?
This is an example of which bias?
Believing that you will get a job just because you feel you deserve it despite not having the qualifications.
What is Wishful Thinking?
When doing this it's beneficial to cite academic journals, technical reports, or educational materials from reputable institutions. These sources provide a foundation that substantiates your explanations with recognized theories, proven methods, and well-researched information.
What is providing an Explanation?
Presenting two opposing options as the only possibilities, when in fact other possibilities exist.
What is False Dilemma?
The tendency for people to ascribe more value to things merely because they own them.
What is the Endowment Effect?
These are the key differences between persuasion and manipulation.
What are approach and intent?
This is an example of which bias?
Eating a whole sandwich simply because it’s a single sandwich, regardless of hunger.
What is Unit Bias?
These can come from interviews, expert columns, or conferences. These can enrich a presentation by providing a solid foundation for the speaker’s points. They lend authority to the speaker and help to create a convincing argument.
What is Expert Opinion?
Introducing an irrelevant topic into an argument to divert the attention of listeners or readers from the original issue.
What is Red Herring?
The tendency to base judgments on emotions and feelingsrather than on systematic analysis of the available evidence.
What is Affect Heuristic?
This refers to the timeliness and appropriateness of the persuasive appeal. It involves considering the most opportune moment to deliver the message and the most suitable context in which it will be received.
What is Kairos?
This is an example of which bias?
Preferring to eliminate a 1% chance of getting a disease completely rather than cutting a 20% risk by half.
What is Zero-Risk Bias?