Argument:Persuasion Terms

Question 1

ethos

Answer 1

ethical; rhetorical appeal to an audience based on the speaker/writer’s credibility

Question 2

pathos

Answer 2

emotion; emotional appeal to an audience in an argument

Question 3

logos

Answer 3

rational; rhetorical appeals based on logic or reasoning

Question 4

deductive reasoning

Answer 4

reasoning that utilizes elements of persuasion by asserting a claim; consists of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

Question 5

inductive reasoning

Answer 5

reasoning that begins by citing a number of specific instances or examples and then shows how collectively they constitute a general principle

Question 6

evidence/data

Answer 6

support from a claim/assertion

Question 7

warrant

Answer 7

assumption that there is a connection between evidence and claim