Argument Terms And Fallacies

Question 1

As populum

Answer 1

Bandwagon appeal

Question 2

Appeal to false authority

Answer 2

Person w/ no experience on issue is presented as an expert

Question 3

Begging the question

Answer 3

Claim based on evidence or support that may be unsound

Question 4

Circular reasoning

Answer 4

Using claim as evidence

Question 5

Claim of fact

Answer 5

Asserts something is or is not true

Question 6

Claim of policy

Answer 6

Proposes a change

Question 7

Claim of value

Answer 7

Argues something is good or bad, right or wrong

Question 8

Classical oration

Answer 8

Introduction
Narration (gives background, why it matters)
Confirmation (proof)
Refutation (counterargument)
Conclusion

Question 9

False dilemma

Answer 9

Either/or; two extremes as only choices

Question 10

Faulty analogy

Answer 10

Compares two things you can’t compare

Question 11

First-hand evidence

Answer 11

Writer’s personal experience

Question 12

Hasty generalization

Answer 12

Faulty conclusion from poor evidence

Question 13

Logical fallacy

Answer 13

Potential weaknesses in an argument

Question 14

Open thesis

Answer 14

Doesn’t list all points writer will cover

Question 15

Post hoc ergo propter hoc

Answer 15

Claim that something happened because of a cause that happened earlier

Question 16

Quantitative evidence

Answer 16

Evidence that can be presented in numbers

Question 17

Rogerian argument

Answer 17

Assumption that having a full understanding of an opposing position is essential to responding

Question 18

Straw man

Answer 18

Speaker chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to refute an idea

Question 19

Syllogism

Answer 19

Uses major premise and minor premise to reach a necessary conclusion

Question 20

Ad hominem

Answer 20

Arguing against person and their character rather than issue