College Composition / Unit 30 CMP 0740 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Bait and Switch
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The idea
Bait and switch introduces a point likely to be accepted, then changes the terms once agreement occurs.
In practice
"Buy these phones at this price before they're all gone!" draws buyers in; moments later the phones are gone, and the replacements cost far more.
Where people slip
Notice when the claim being defended differs from the one first offered.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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