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exaggerates somethign makes it larger than life and forces it to stand outa s imporatnt and significant

reduces something pushes it into the background and makes it insignificant and trivial

respect for the speaker

emotional affection or dislike

the strength of reason and evidence

when people's motivations are directed toward goals that serve primarily the self interst of the speaker at the expense of the audience

simply a network of interlocking beliefs that provide a comprehensive interpretation of ones world

refers to the fact that a person holds a beliefe about something

is how much credibiility we give to certain beliefs

decribes how well a certain belief fits into my larger worldview or ideology

the opposite of belief

describes how strongly we feel about a belief compaired to other beliefs particulary in certain situations

the capacity to manipulate symbols for the purposes of creating pratical frameworks of belief

possed by any animal with immediate goal

double argument, which in effect was like a debate traning for lawyers

a sensory responce to some enviormental stimulaton or physical state

dramatized feelings that orient us to things within our immediate enviorment that stand out as significant

pervasive qualites of a person's personaity that affect their cognitive processing in all situational contexts

draw us positive colser to somebody or something we associate such positively valenced emotions with love curiosity pity generosity envy or greed

pus us negatively away from somebody or something

The capacity to consider new possibilities in light of what is familiar or actual

The visualiazation of a future state of afairs that does not exist yet but could be brought into existences through the acts of an audience

Habitual practical responces toward the people, objects, and events in oir everyday envirnment based on likes and dislikes

Clearly formulated and expressed in statements of fact that can be easily communicated and therefore easily refuted

The interests, impulses, habits, conventions, and desires that function as incitement to action within particular situations

Stable ideals that give structure to our beliefs and guide our behavior across a variety of situations

Future goals that guide our present behaviors in anticipation of achieving those goals