Introduction Flashcards
1
Q
What is critical thinking?
A
Performing a rational analysis of a proposition/argument
2
Q
What is an argument?
A
It is when someone tries to prove or persuade a certain audience based on certain facts/information
3
Q
Emotion + Pathos (an appeal to emotion) = ______________
A
Irrational thinking (as emotions can lead us astray)
4
Q
Rational thinking is associated with which rhetoric term? (Ethos, Pathos or Logos?)
A
Logos
