Rhetoric Final L.14-21

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Fallacies

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fallacies

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ipse dixit

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illegitimate appeal to authority

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ad populum

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appeal to the masses

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ad baculum

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appeal to force

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ad hominem

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attacking the person, rather than the argument

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ambiguity

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using double meaning to confuse

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bulverism

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assuming the argument is wrong, then attacking the person for holding the belief

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to quoque

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pointing out an inconsistency in another and ignoring the inconsistency in oneself

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ad ignoratium

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an appeal to a lack of knowledge

* an argument from silence

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chronological snobbery

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discarding an argument on the basis of time/age

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Fallacy of equivocation

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one of the terms has more than one meaning

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Fallacy of accent or emphasis

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meaning changes by emphasizing one word

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Fallacy of selective arrangement

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organizing facts for the purpose of directing the hearer to a specific conclusion

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Fallacy of amphiboly

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the complete statement is ambiguous

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Fallacy of composition

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if it's true of the parts, then it must be true of the whole

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Fallacy of division

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If it's true of the whole, then it's true of the parts

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petitio principii

circular reasoning

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begging the question

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post hoc

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a false cause

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either/or

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ex. You didn't vote for George W.? You must be either stupid or a communist

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complex question

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the question is arranged to exclude a legitimate answer

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apriorism

hasty generalization

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drawing a conclusion without adequate information

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L.17-21

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Define ordinary, scientific, and poetic

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very easy to do, do it in your head} you are welcome

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3 elements in the poetic approach to meaning

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requires qualification,uses concrete words, oblique corellation}not precise (in total)

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Define Chiasm

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a repeatable phrase in reverse order

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Stasis theory

>G "to stand"

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asking questions to help build a speech

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What is the difference between a definite(or specific) and indefinite(or general) issue?

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Definite}limited

Indefinite}broad

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What is hypothesis?

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issue that involves actual situations

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What is thesis?

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issue of situations that are broad

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What does Quintillian say about subdividing the general questions further?

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questions of knowledge and actions

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What are the four staseis?

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conjecture, definition, quality, procedure

{Cute Dogs Quit Playing}

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conjecture

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Did it happen?

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definition

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What kind of thing is it?

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quality

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Was it right or wrong?

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procedure

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What should we do about it?

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Is your narratio part of your argument?

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no; it is only the laying out of facts

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What is the simplest way to proceed in your invention for your refutatio?

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Learning your opponent's side

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What is the strategic point?

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occurs when your point is decisive and reachable} you 'capture' your opponent, a turning point in the argument

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What is an inescapable point?

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can't get passed the issue

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What does Quintillian say the exordium is for?

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to prepare the audience to listen

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What should you guard against in the narratio?

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do not lay out your argument just the facts

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What illustration does Quintillian give to describe the partitio?

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Mile markers

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What should you do with the weaker arguments?

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"cluster" them together to support each other

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What should be avoided in the conclusion?

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summaries and gloating

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name two steps in arrangement

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1)pick which arguments will be used

2)place them in order that is clear & persuasive

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two types of exordia

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1)Introduction

2)Insinuation

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name five types of situations which you might face

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1)honorable

2)difficult

3)mean

4)ambiguous

5)obscure

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What did Quintillian say the narratio had to do?

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should state the facts and stick with them

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What do you do in the partitio?

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make clear the issues at hand

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What should the arrangement of your arguments be in your confirmatio?

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the stronger arguments should be on either side of the weaker arguments to hold the weaker ones up

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What do you do in the peroratio?

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1)sum up what you've argued

2)put a dent in your opponent's ethos

3)arose sympathy for the case (pathos)