OTHERS Flashcards
incomplete sentence, lacks subject of predicate
Fragment
Fragment
- incomplete sentence
- lacks subject or predicate
Run-on
- 2 or more sentences are combined w/o proper use of conjunction or punctuation
Comma splice
happens when 2 complete sentences is divided by a comma
Parallelism (origin, meaning)
- Greek word (paralellos which means side by side)
correlative conjunctions (5)
+ either-or
+ neither-nor
+ not only-but also
+ whether-or
+ if-or
- 2 or more sentences are combined w/o proper use of punctuation or conjunctions
Run on
happens when 2 complete sentences is divided by a comma
Comma splice
Claim of Fact
aims to prove the truth or existence uses evidence (or is obvious fact)
a type of claim that aims to prove the truth or existence uses evidence (or is obvious fact)
Claim of Fact
Claim of Value
to prove an idea in terms of morals and merits. uses comparison
a type of claim that attempts to prove an idea in terms of morals and merits. uses comparison
Claim of Value
Claim of Policy
recommendeds action or change. uses must or should
macabre
- an element that highlights unfortunate events like death plagues
ambiguity
with deep meaning
fallacious statement (meaning)
- a mistaken belief or argument that results from an error in reasoning
a mistaken belief or argument that results from an error in reasoning
fallacious statement
4 types of fallacious statement
- Hypothesis Contrary to Fact
- Poisoning the Well
- Logical Paradox
- Appeal to Sympathy
Hypothesis Contrary to Fact
- fallacy based on the assumption that present of future circumstances might be different if certain conditions existed or were changed in the past
fallacy based on the assumption that present of future circumstances might be different if certain conditions existed or were changed in the past
Hypothesis Contrary to Fact
Poisoning the Well
a fallacy that attacks the opponent’s character and not the opponent’s argument
a fallacy that attacks the opponent’s character and not the opponent’s argument
Poisoning the Well
Logical Paradox (another term)
Contradictory Premises
Logical Paradox (meaning)
- an argument supported by two opposing premises
