The Best Organizational Pattern for a Persuasive Message Is to Say

question 57

True/False

The best organizational pattern for a persuasive message is to say what you want your readers to do right away and then use the rest of the message to support your point.

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Definitions:

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, it is the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended, acting as a buffer for stimuli received through the senses.

Proactive Interference

Memory problem that occurs when older information prevents or interferes with the learning or retrieval of newer information.

Recall

Type of memory retrieval in which the information to be retrieved must be “pulled” from memory with very few external cues.

Sensory Memory

The briefest element of memory enabling people to maintain sensory impressions once the initial stimuli cease.