1/29/25 English 11 Test Flashcards
Arguement
an exchange of diverging or opposite views, typically a heated or angry one.
Claim of fact
Asserts that something is true or not
Claim of value
Argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong, or desirable or undesirable
Claims of policy
Proposes a change
Red Herring-
1,2 skip a few
Speaker skips to a new and irrelevant topic in order to avoid the topic of discussion
Ad Hominem-
personal insult
Refers to the diversionary tactic of switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker
Faulty Analogy- poor comparison
Focuses on irrelevant or inconsequential similarities between two things
Straw Man- ridicule a false argument
When a speaker chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to ridicule and refute an opponent’s viewpoint
Either/or- Two possible options
The speaker presents two extreme options as the only possible choice
Hasty generalization- Quick decision
There is not enough evidence to support a particular conclusion
Circular reasoning ⭕️
argument uses its conclusion or claim as evidence to support itself
Post hoc/ faulty causality
the first event necessarily caused the second when one event happens after another
Appeal to false authority
No expertise on topic
Bandwagon appeal
Join in
Scare tactic
Frighten them into believing
