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15 Cards in this Set
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argument |
a reason put forward in support of point of view. The use of evidence and reason to discover
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claim
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conclusion whose merit must be established. A claim is a statement that you are asking the
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counterclaim
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an argument that makes an opposing point to another argument.
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deductive reasoning
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makes general statement based on evidence (general statement to specific evidence)
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ethos
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ethical appeals or appeals based on the writer’s authority and credibility
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evidence
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something that gives a sign or proof of the existence or truth of something, or that helps
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fallacy
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an idea which many people believe to be true, but which is in fact false because it is based on
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inductive reasoning
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evidence is presented in order to move to a general conclusion (specific evidence to
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logical
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based on facts, clear rational thought, and sensible reasoning; in a logical argument or method of
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logical fallacy
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a flaw in the structure of an argument that renders rits conclusion invalid or suspect.
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pathos
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emotional appeals or appeals to the heart
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premise
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a basis, stated or assumed, on which reasoning begins
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logos
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logical appeals or appeals to reason
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rebuttal
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statement that gives reasons why an accusation is untrue; when you make a rebuttal of a counterclaim in an argument, you give reasons why that counterclaim is not a good argument. |
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warrant
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that which holds an argument together, linking the evidence to the claim; in an argument, the warrant may be explicit or the reader may infer it |