Claims Flashcards
Argument
Process of reasoned inquiry seeking common ground
Personal experience
Pathos, personalizes, and humanizes.
Anecdotes
Short, persuasive stories
Current events
Information based on what is happening at the time of argument.
Historical information
Verifiable facts gained from research
Expert opinion
Factual, evidence based argument that creates credibility.
Red herring
Avoidance, skipping
Quantitative evidence
Things that can be represented in numbers such as statistics presented through explanation, or more likely charts/graphs.
Ad hominem
Personal insult
Faulty analogy
Irrelevant similarity
Straw man
Ridicule
Hasty generalization
Not enough evidence to support a conclusion
Either/or
Only 2 possible choices
Circular reasoning
Claim used as evidence
Post hoc
After which therefore because of which
Appeal to false authority
No expertise but cited as authority
