Slippery Slope - When A Relatively Insignificant First Event Is Suggested To Lead To A More
Slippery Slope - When A Relatively Insignificant First Event Is Suggested To Lead To A More
Slippery Slope - When A Relatively Insignificant First Event Is Suggested To Lead To A More
PECHA KUCHA A 20-slide power point presentation which moves automatically to each succeeding slide every 20
seconds
Helpful to keep track of the time
BLOGGING One of the effective ways of communicating and networking
An indispensable medium of communication
Use of blogs has been an engaging and effective way to promote writing skills
Remember to…
Be short and direct
Ask a thought-provoking question
Ask a multiple-choice question
Share a shocking fact or statistic
Share something personal
Withhold a compelling piece of information
Refute conventional wisdom
Lead with a success story
Start with a reader’s question
Share a quote
An abbreviated version of weblog
A blogger is similar to being a freelance artist
COMMUNICTAION FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES
INFORMATIVE Giving than asking
COMMUNICATION Sharing information
The informative value of a message is measured by how novel and relevant the information is
PERSUASIVE Art of gaining fair and favorable considerations of our point of view
COMMUNICATION Advocates something
Provides a choice
Turns audience into agents of change
Has higher ethical obligation
Appeals to feelings
ARGUMENTATIVE Relies heavily on sound proof and reasoning
COMMUNICATION Logos, ethos, and pathos are the three primary forms of proof
Things to avoid…
Defective evidence –misuse of facts, statistical fallacies, defective testimony, inappropriate
evidence
Defective Patterns of Reasoning -flawed proofs, defective arguments and evident fallacies
1. Slippery slope –when a relatively insignificant first event is suggested to lead to a more
significant event
Logical form: If A, then B, then C…
2. Confusing facts with opinions
3. Red herring –attempting to redirect the argument to another issue
Logical Form: Argument A is presented by person 1. Person 2 introduces argument B.
Argument A is abandoned.
4. Myth of the mean –statistics hide the reality/truth by using an average; also called as the
illusion of averages