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The document discusses identifying omitted information in persuasive texts. It defines significant omitted information as facts that shape an argument's reasoning. Detecting omitted information allows people to make stronger, informed decisions and see flaws in products or opinions. Arguments often omit information due to limitations of time, attention spans, knowledge, and attempts to deceive. Clues to identifying omitted information include missing definitions, perspectives, data sources, procedures for gathering facts, and incomplete data. The document encourages analyzing practice passages to identify omitted information.
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- 1. WHAT SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION IS OMITTED?
- 2. • The job of this ad is to persuade you to buy it product. • What catches your eye?Weigh loss system? • Sprinkle. Eat. Lose.?
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- 4. CAN WE IDENTIFY ALL THAT WE HAVE LEARNED?
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- 7. DEFINITION OF SIGNIFICANT OMITTED INFORMATION Significant omitted information- is information that shapes the reasoning. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY
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