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| A statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference. |
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| A tricky precarious situation, especially one that leads gradually but inexorably to disaster |
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| an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc |
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| Parallelism, or parallel construction, occurs when a writer or speaker expresses ideas of equal worth with the same grammatical form |
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| An inclination of temperament or outlook |
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| A statement used to support a position. |
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| To appeal to sentiment of emotion,feelings;. |
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| reaching a conclusion without sufficient evidence. |
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| post hoc, ergo proctor hoc |
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| To assert or maintian as a fact. |
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| the admitting of a point claimed in a argument |
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| elaborate comparison of two things that are too dissimilar |
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| means persuading by appealing to the reader's emotions |
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| reasoning from detailed facts to general principles |
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| is the process of reasoning from one or more general statements (premises) to reach a logically certain conclusion. |
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| information that is acquired by observation or experimentation |
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| the evidence that is derived from either of this process |
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| claim of non-factual information based on a person's experience. |
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latin for "against the man" or "against the person.''
An Ad Hominem is a general category of fallacies in which a claim or argument is rejected on the basis of some irrelevant fact about the author of or the person presenting the claim or argument. |
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| the act of developing the intellectual and moral faculties especially by education |
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| a fallacy in logical argumentation |
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| apable of persuading people that something will happen or be successful |
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Is used in a persuasive-argumentative writing, used to show your readers that you are knowledgeable about a full
range of positions other than your own. |
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| means of persuading someone to do or believe something; an argument or inducement. |
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| When a writer tries to persuade the audience based on statistics, facts, and reasons. The process of reasoning |
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| A particular activity or cause that has suddenly become fashionable or popular. |
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| Language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaning |
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| The systematic propagation of a doctrine or cause or of information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating such a doctrine or cause |
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| plan or suggestion put forward for consideration or discussion by others |
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| A failure in reasoning that renders an argument invalid |
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| A contrast or opposition between two things. |
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| Ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary |
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| A refutation or contradiction. |
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| a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth. |
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| The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as seen in its beliefs and aspirations. |
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| The main means of mass communication regarded collectively |
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| A mild or indirect word or expression for one too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. |
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| The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. |
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| A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true. |
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| The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses |
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