Argument analysis Flashcards
Premise
What forms the basis of a theory or a plot
Deductive
Involving inferences from general principles
Expository
Serving to expound or set forth
Inductive
Inducing or influencing; leading on
Fallacy
A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
Rhetoric
The art of speaking or writing effectively
Trope
Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Candor
The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
Caustic
Harsh or corrosive in tone
Rancorous
Showing deep-seated resentment
Pedantic
Marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
Compels
To constrain someone
Concede
Admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it.
Denote
Be a sign of; indicate
Eclipse
A loss of significance or power in relation to another person or thing.
Exemplify
To show or illustrate by example
Exonerate
Absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
Extrapolate
To predict by projecting past experience or known data
Facilitate
To make something easier
Impart
To give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
Lambast
Criticize harshly
Laud
To praise extravagantly
Negate
To deny the existence or truth of
Omit
Leave out
Pivot
Turn on a central point
Recapitulate
Summarize and state again the main points of
Refute
To prove wrong
Sensationalize
To present information in a way that tries to make it as shocking or exciting as possible
Substantiate
Provide evidence to support or prove the truth of
Villify
Defame, to utter slanderous and abusive statements against
Emulate
To try to equal or excel
