Everything's An Argument Vocab Flashcards
How has argumentation drastically changed in the last ten years?
Technology. People are connected, and arguments can be instantly read and sent worldwide.
Four forms of argumentation?
Aural, written, visual, spoken
Arguments to convince lead to (blank). Arguments to persuade aim to move others from (blank) to (blank).
Conviction
Conviction
Action
Four categories that one could define as other reasons for argument if it is not to convince, persuade or win? Briefly define each one
- Inform - give data/facts, keep ppl in the know (eg. Bonnie Henry provincial updates)
- Explore - expand on things (i’ve noticed… what do you think?)
- Make decisions - agree upon something (eg. school district closures)
- Meditate - reflect upon things
Define rhetoric (hint - EEP)
The elequent, effective, and persuasive art of argumentation
Within context of argumentation, define Kairos
Opportune moment to win - or miss it and lose (tip the scales)
Aristotles three ways for writers to appeal to audiences? Provide the three ways, define them and give examples of each
- Pathos (emotional) - arguments based off of emotion (eg. funny beer ad, sentimental beer ad)
- Logos (logic) - Arguments of stats/facts/numbers (eg. Sex Panther - it works 60% of the time every time)
- Ethos (ethical) - Stem from speaker/writers character, background, credentials (eg. trust me, i’m a doctor)
Name and explain three fallacies of Emotional Argumentation (SES)
- Too sentimental - too cheesy, distracts reader from facts
- Either-or choices - takes a complicated situation and gives only two options
- Scare tactics - uses feat or exaggerates possible dangers to push someone to their side
Name and explain three fallacies of Ethical Argumentation (DAF)
- Dogmatism - assumes there is only one good option and that others dont need to be considered
- Ad Hominem - attacks character of person rather than the argument or claim
- False authority - misuses reputable authorities to make a point
Name and explain five fallacies of Logical Argumentation (REHBF)
- Red herring: drastically changes the subject in order to avoid hard facts and evidence
- Equivocation: bends the truth (tricky lie)
- Hasty generalization: assuming something is bad or wrong with insufficient evidence
- Begging the question: assuming something should be a certain way based off of personal/common sense (almost like entitlement)
- Faulty causality: a poor reason to explain why something happened (bad excuse)
Define rhetorical analysis
A close reading of text to determine how or whether it persuades effectively
What are possible things to consider pointing out as a strategy when writing a rhetorical analysis essay?
- Style/theme
- Emotion/logic/ethics
- Punctuation/parallel structure
- Diction/repetition
- Personal anectdote
In rogerian and invitational aruguments, Rogers argued that…
People in dispute should no respond to one another until they can fully, fairly, and sympathetically state the other persons point of view
Name and describe the five building block of the Toulmin argument stucture
- Claims - statement to face issues head on
- Qualifier - limits to your claim in order to help or define it
- Reasons/evidence - support for your claims (facts, reasoning, logic, stats)
- Warrants - underlying assumptions of truth that also support a claim. (Eg. we all want to be respected, nobody wants to eat at arbys)
- Backing - like reasons of evidence to a claim, backing supports your warrant
Argument of facts can generally be categorized into these two types - name and define
- Hard facts - straightforward and logical. Unbendable
2. Soft facts - debatable facts that are often connected to equivocation and are soun in favor of argument.
