Devices Flashcards
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Inductive reasoning
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Reasoning that begins with specific details then moves to generalization
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Epithet
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Adjective or adjective phrase qualifying a noun by naming a key or important characteristic of the subject
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Deductive reasoning
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General observation then moves to specific
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Logical fallacy: ad hominem
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Against a man
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Logical fallacy: bandwagon
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Threat of rejection by peers substituted for evidence
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Logical fallacy: red herring
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Irrelevant object brought up to divert attention from original issue
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Appeal to emotions
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Used often in advertising.
Ex. Makes u fear what would happen if…
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Appeal to ethics
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Appeal to a persons image.
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Appeal to logic
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An appeal to ones ability to reason. “If this is so, then you can conclude this.”
