Argument analysis

Question 1

Premise

Answer 1

What forms the basis of a theory or a plot

Question 2

Deductive

Answer 2

Involving inferences from general principles

Question 3

Expository

Answer 3

Serving to expound or set forth

Question 4

Inductive

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Inducing or influencing; leading on

Question 5

Fallacy

Answer 5

A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

Question 6

Rhetoric

Answer 6

The art of speaking or writing effectively

Question 7

Trope

Answer 7

Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

Question 8

Candor

Answer 8

The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech

Question 9

Caustic

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Harsh or corrosive in tone

Question 10

Rancorous

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Showing deep-seated resentment

Question 11

Pedantic

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Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

Question 12

Compels

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To constrain someone

Question 13

Concede

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Admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.

Question 14

Denote

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Be a sign of; indicate

Question 15

Eclipse

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A loss of significance or power in relation to another person or thing.

Question 16

Exemplify

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To show or illustrate by example

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Exonerate

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Absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.

Question 18

Extrapolate

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To predict by projecting past experience or known data

Question 19

Facilitate

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To make something easier

Question 20

Impart

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To give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store

Question 21

Lambast

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Criticize harshly

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Laud

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To praise extravagantly

Question 23

Negate

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To deny the existence or truth of

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Omit

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Leave out

Question 25

Pivot

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Turn on a central point

Question 26

Recapitulate

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Summarize and state again the main points of

Question 27

Refute

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To prove wrong

Question 28

Sensationalize

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To present information in a way that tries to make it as shocking or exciting as possible

Question 29

Substantiate

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Provide evidence to support or prove the truth of

Question 30

Villify

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Defame, to utter slanderous and abusive statements against

Question 31

Emulate

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To try to equal or excel