Ap Comp Vocab From Everything's An Argument

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context

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the entire situation in which a piece of writing takes place

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conviction

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the belief that a claim or course of action is true or reasonable

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credibility

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an impression of integrity, honesty, and trustworthiness conveyed by a writeter in an argument

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criterion

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the standard by which something is measure dto determine its quality or value

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definition, argument of

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argument in which the claim specifies that something doe or doesn't meet the conditions or features set forth in a definition

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deliberative argument

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argument that deals with action to be taken in the future, focusing on matters of policty

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delivery

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the presentation of a spoken argument

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dogmatism

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a fallacy of argument in which a claim is supported on the grounds that its the conly conlcusion acceptable within a community

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either or choice

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fallacy of argument in which a complicated issue is misrepresented as offerin gonly two possible alternatives

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essential definition

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an element that must be part of the definition but isn't enough to define the term by itself

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ethnographic observation

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form of field research involving close and exteneded observation of a group, event, or phenomenon; careful and detailed note taking during observation

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ethos

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self image a writer creates to define a relationship with readers

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evaluation, argument of

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argument in which the claim specifies that something does or doesn't meet established criteria

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evidence

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material to support an argument

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example, definition by

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a definition that operates by identifying individual examples of what's being defined

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experimental evidence

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evidence gathered through experimentation

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facet, argument of

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argument in which the claim can be proved or disproved with specific evidence or testimony

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fallacy of argument

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a flaw in the structure of an argument that renderss its conclusion invalid or suspect