Arguement Vocab

Question 1

Red Herring

Answer 1

Skip to an irrelevant topic

Question 2

Ad Hominem

Answer 2

Insult

Question 3

Faulty analogy

Answer 3

Poor comparison

Question 4

Strawman

Answer 4

Ridicule (Ridiculousifying) argument

Question 5

Either/or : False Dichotomy

Answer 5

Only 2 options

Question 6

Hasty Generalization

Answer 6

Quick decision with no real evidence

Question 7

Circular Reasoning

Answer 7

Repeats Claims

Question 8

Post Hoc/Faulty Causality

Answer 8

One does not cause the other

Question 9

Appeal to False Authority

Answer 9

Nor really an Expert

Question 10

Bandwagon appeal

Answer 10

Joining in: Everyone is doing it

Question 11

Scare tactic

Answer 11

Frightening

Question 12

Personal Experience

Answer 12

Personal experience

Question 13

Anecdoes

Answer 13

Stories about someone else

Question 14

Current Events

Answer 14

Current events

Question 15

Historical Info

Answer 15

Past events
& facts a writer know from research

Question 16

Expert opinion

Answer 16

Published research from expert

Question 17

Quantitative evidence

Answer 17

Number, statistics, surveys, polls etc.

Question 18

Argument

Answer 18

A process of reasoning seeking common ground

Question 19

Claim

Answer 19

Assertion for a proposition that states an argument’s main idea

Question 20

Claim of fact

Answer 20

Are you in whether something is true or not? Often factual

Question 21

Claim of value,

Answer 21

Whether something is bad or right, wrong or right etc.

Question 22

Claim of policy

Answer 22

Proposed change