Argument Words Flashcards
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Ad Hominem
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Latin “for to the man”-attacking the arguer and not the person; also known as mudslinging
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Arguments
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Assertions made based on facts, statistics, logical, or objective reasoning; hard evidence
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Appeal to ignorance
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The claim that whatever has not been proved
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Begging the question
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Also called assuming the answer
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Non-sequitur
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Latin for “it doesn’t follow” e.g., “our nation will prevail if we eat more eggs”
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Ethos
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An appeal to ethics
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Logos
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An appeal to logic
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Pathos
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Return for deep emotion, passion, or suffering- an appeal to emotion
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Post hoc.
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Latin for “it happened after, so it was caused by.
