Mrs Jenkins Flashcards

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Ad Hominem fallacy

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implies attacking the character of the arguer which has nothing to do with the issues being argued

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Analogy

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a comparison between two like things

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Anecdote

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a short witty statement revealing a truth about life

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Argument

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the use of symbols- like language- to affect thinking and/or actions

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Artistic and inartistic proofs

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artistic proofs come from or relate to the speaker or writer, inartistic proofs are those that exist independently from the arguer

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Assumption

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belief or attitude considered to be true or genuine

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Audience

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the person or people an argument addresses

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Backing

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supports a warrant, which in turns supports the logical move from data to claim

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Bandwagon Appeal

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suggests that an idea, topics, or course of action is good because many other people have already accepted it.

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Begging the question fallacy

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to argue in a circle, to offer a claim that assumes the validity of the claim

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Claim

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the point being made

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Claim of cause

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suggests a before and after relationship

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Claim of definition

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explains what something means

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Claim of policy

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suggests a particular course of action

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Claim of value

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judges what is desirable and what is not

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Cognitive dissonance

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when we encounter an argument e disagree with, an unpleasant state of mind or feeling of anxiety or doubt

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Credibility

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depends on authority or believability

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Data

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evidence presented in support of a claim or set of claims

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Deductive reasoning

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moves from the general to the particular

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Enthymeme

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a shortened syllogism, where one of the two premises is implied, not explicitly stated

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Epistemology

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the study of knowledge

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Ethos

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ethical appeal, focus on the character or speaker

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Evidence

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the material an arguer offers in support of her claims or conclusions

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Fact

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a generally understood to be something that can be verified or validated by a number of reliable sources

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Fallacy

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argument that may seem reasonable or rational but is not supported by the stata or is not logical

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Framing, reframing

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refers to the way an argument is presented

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God (and devil) terms

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God presents something that is good and the devil is something bad and unfavorable

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Grounds

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the evidence offered in support of a claim

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Hasty generalization

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occurs when a claim is not sufficiently supported by the available data

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Identification

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is the search for the common ground that exists between an audience and an arguer.

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Inductive reasoning

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moves from the particular to the general, recognizing patterns and making predictions based on examples

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Inference

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the process of drawing a conclusion

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Logos

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logical appeal

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Major premise

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is a major proposition or claim, most often in the context of a syllogism

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Metaphor

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a comparison of two things

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Minor premise

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is a minor proposition or claim, most often in the context of a syllogism.