Argumention Quiz Flashcards
Logos
The strategic use of logic, claims, and evidence to convince an audience of a certain point
Ex of logos
Claims
Warrants
Clear reasons
Strong evidence (statistics, authority, interviews)
Ethos
Used to establish the writer as fair, honest, knowledgeable about subject. Makes them trustworthy or credible
Ex ethos
Well informed Sincere honest Acknowledge opposition Credible Use citations
Pathos
Targets emotion of reader to create connection
Ex pathos
Reinforces
Use diction and imagery
Appeal to beauty humor pity other emotions
Connotative language (feelings you bring to word)
Concession
Acknowledge counter argument
Refutation
Argue against other side
Anecdote
A very brief story that is used to make a point or provide an example
Humor
Used to make reader laugh but also to make a point.
Loaded words
Words that stir peoples emotions in a positive or negative way. These are connotations, feelings associations people bring to a word
Denotations
Dictionary definition
Euphemism
When a less direct word or phrase is used as a substitute for a term some people find offensive or distasteful.
Metaphor
Figure or speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things
Imagery
Language that appeals to the five senses
Parallel structure
Balanced writing where equal or related items in the same sentence must be expressed in a similar way.
Repetition
Use of same word or form multiple times
Anaphora
Repetition of initial words or phrases in successive sentences
Rule or three
Group words, phrases, clauses,, sentences, paragraphs in threes
Call to action
Asks the audience to do something specific about the issue
Claim
Claim states your position on the issue you have chosen to write about
What makes a good claim
Not obvious Engaging Not overly vague Logical Debatable Hypotactic
Hypotactic
Uses subordinate clauses
Data
The evidence which you cite to support your claim
Facts statistics expert opinion
