AP Lang 141-160 Flashcards
burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome, causing hardship
onerous
cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions
discretion
to grow rapidly or flourish
burgeon
a universally recognized principle
axiom
existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; wide-spread
ubiquitous
to undeceive; to set right
disabuse
violating accepted dogma or convention
heretical
to defame
vilify
expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or unprovable principles
dogmatic
recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly
perennial
an erroneous argument dependent on an unsound or illogical contention
a fallacy
when 1 individual utilizes another individuals lack of information on a specific subject as proof that his or her own particular argument is right
appeal to ignorance
instead of concentrating on the benefits of an argument, the arguer will attempt to append their argument to an individual of power or authority.
appeal to authority
when somebody asserts that a thought or conviction is correct, since it is the thing that general population accepts
appeal to popular opinion
when somebody connects a particular thought or issue to something or somebody negative, so as to infer blame on another individual
association fallacy
where an individual substitutes a rebuttal with a personal insult
attacking the person
the conclusion of a contention is accepted as a statement of the inquiry itself
begging the question
the error is committed when an argument takes its evidence from an element inside the argument itself, instead of from an outside source
circular argument
a deception in which the individual making the contention joins 2 occasions that happen consecutively, and accepts that one created or caused the other
relationship implies causation
when somebody presents their argument in such a way that there are 2 conceivable alternatives left
false dilemma/dichotomy
