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| responding against the "man" instead of the arguement |
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| compares two things; focusing on their similarities |
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| a short, formal story to help support a claim |
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| using language to sway opinion |
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| artistic/inartistic proof |
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| artistic- personal experience; inartistic- independent from arguer (witness, testimony, etc.) |
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| a belief that something is true or genuine, assume |
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| person/people the argument adresses/is made for |
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| compares two things to clarify or demonstrate something |
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| suggests that something is good because others have already accepted it |
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| begging the question fallacy |
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| arguing something you have yet to prove (repetative) |
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| suggests a before and after relationship |
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| explains what something means |
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| judges what is valuable and what is not |
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| an unpleasent feeling of doubt or anxiety |
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| an argument we can rely on; trustworthy, honorable |
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| the evidence presented to back a claim |
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| reasoning that moves from general to a particular |
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| a shortened syllogism where one premise is implied |
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| the study of how we know things are true or real (study of knowledge) |
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| focuses on the character of the speaker/writer; directs the reader to the subject |
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| material the arguer offers to support his/her claim |
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| something that can be varified by a number of sources |
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| an argument that is not logical, even if it may seem so |
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| refers to how an argument is presented |
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| something desirable v.s. something unfavorable |
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| the evidence offered in support of the claim ("on what grounds do you make your claim?") |
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| when a claim isn't well supported by available data |
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| identify with your audience (find common ground) |
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| reasoning from particular to general |
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| gather clues and make a claim |
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| appeals to logic; data, facts, etc. |
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| a major proposition/claim in a syllegism |
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| a minor proposition/claim in a syllegism |
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| does not follow; a large gap between ideas |
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| a definition that identifies an object by what it does |
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| suggests a particular course of action |
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| tries to create an emotional response |
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| post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy |
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| after this, therefore, assumes that an event follows another (often) |
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| a word or phrase that identifies the force of a claim "if" |
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| when a claim must be ignored or refuted |
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| they try to show their own point but find a common ground |
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| once you get going you can't stop |
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| an approach to figure out the nature of the argument |
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| when a writer picks the opposition's weakest point to argue against |
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| a deductive argument; major premise, minor premise, conclusion; (I Fish(M) therefore(m) I Lie(c)) |
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| a method for understanding an argument |
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| tu quoque or you too fallacy |
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| responding to criticism with "you do it too" |
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| tu quoque or you too fallacy |
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| responding to criticism with "you do it too" |
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| ideas/perceptions to determin morals |
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| an assumption that connects data with the claim |
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