Logos Appeals - Common Types of Reasoning Flashcards
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reasoning that something is true because an expert or authority says so
authoritative
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reasoning that something should be classified into a certain category of things due to its common properties with those other things
categorical
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reasoning that one event or condition causes another
causal
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reasoning that something is like some other thing or is not like some other thing
comparative
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reasoning that a specific idea is true because broader principles that include it are true
deductive
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reasoning that something should be called by a certain term due to its properties
definitional
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reasoning that something should or should not be done in the future
deliberative
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reasoning that something is or is not worthy of praise or blame in the present
epideictic
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reasoning that somethin is morally correct or incorrect
ethical
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reasoning that something was or was not true of the past
forensic
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reasoning that a broader principle is true because specific instances of it are true
inductive
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reasoning that something is not true because the argument behind it is flawed
refutative
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reasoning that something will or will not happen in the future
speculative
