I have a quiz tomorrow Flashcards
Define Counterargument
Refutes opposing views
Call To Action/Conclusion
Sums up the reasons+call for action
Fallacies- Circular Reasoning
Supporting the statement by repeating the statement in different words. *Don’t really have a valid argument, so you are talking around it
Fallacies- Hasty/Over Generalization
- A conclusion drawn from little evidence or evidence that is biased
- A statement that is too broad (stereotypes)
Fallacies- Non Sequitur
A conclusion that does not follow logically from the “proof” offered to support it
Name Calling-Fallacies
Personal attack
False Cause-Fallacies
Thinking something is the cause of something else just because one event happened first
Either/Or-Fallacie
Giving only two options
False Analogy
Trying to compare items/concepts that are too different/unlike in a significant way
Evading the issue
Avoiding the arguments central point
Persuasive Techniques- Logos
Appeals to logic, facts and data
Persuasive Techniques-Emotional appeals
Pathos- Appeals to the emotions
Persuasive Techniques-Ethical Appeals
Appeals to credibility of speaker or moral character of audience
Rhetorical Questions
Obvious Answers
Antithesis
Contrasting ideas are expressed in a grammatically balanced statement
Repetition
Use of same word or phrase for emphasis
Parallelism
A pattern from line to line
What does a good argument need?
A claim, support, grounds, warrant, backing, counterargument, conclusion
Define claim
A clear statement of a position on an issue (think thesis)
Define Support
Uphold the claim in the form of reasons+evidence that include the three elements (grounds, warrant, and backing)
Define grounds
evidence
Define warrant
Assumption/connection to evidence/argument. What makes it justified
Define Backing
Facts to back up the statement
Define Rhetorical Device
Using lan. to argue and convince others to adopt a position in a certain way
