Academic Vocab 4

Question 0

Level of sophisticated and linkage common word choice, appearance and delivery of a message

Answer 0

Formality

Question 1

Do you attitude toward the subject

Answer 1

Tone

Question 2

Businesslike, high-level vocabulary very structured

Answer 2

Formal tone

Question 3

Very personal, sometimes slang vocabulary

Answer 3

Informal tone

Question 4

Do you ability to affect other people’s thinking

Answer 4

Influence

Question 5

Make someone believe something

Answer 5

Persuade

Question 6

The main point expressed about a topic

Answer 6

Argument

Question 7

An argument that is not really sound but may still be convincing

Answer 7

Rhetorical fallacy

Question 8

The means of persuasion in an argument

Answer 8

Appeal

Question 9

Depends on faulty logic

Answer 9

Logical fallacy

Question 10

Unfairly appeals to a persons emotions

Answer 10

Emotional fallacy

Question 11

Unreasonable attack on the writers owner authority or character

Answer 11

Ethical fallacy

Question 12

Of OC that is personal attack on your character to distract from the argument

Answer 12

Ad hominem

Question 13

The statement in support of the particular truth, fact, or claim

Answer 13

Testimonial

Question 14

A fallacy in which there is an overstatement of more than is true

Answer 14

Exaggeration

Question 15

A fallacy that applies broad generalizations to a person or group which are often untrue

Answer 15

Stereotyping

Question 16

Agreeing to an argument simply based on another person who may not be fully qualified

Answer 16

Appeal to authority

Question 17

Fallacy in which they claim is based on faulty logic relating two things because they’re on the same category

Answer 17

Categorical claim

Question 18

Very specific or clear to understand

Answer 18

Explicit messaged

Question 19

Uses graphics, body language, etc. To communicate meaning the meaning must be inferred

Answer 19

Implicit message