RAWR Flashcards
An assertion open to challenge
Claim
Assert something that could possibly becontradicted
Claim
An argument about a quantifiable topic
Claim of fact
Asserts that something is true in the past, present, or future
Claim of fact
Claim of fact - asserts that some thing is true in the ____, ______, or ______
Past, present, future
Argues wether something good or bad is
Claim of value
Based on judgement & evaluation
Claim of value
Claim of value - argues whether something is ______ or ______
Good, bad
Claim of value - based on ______ & ______
Judgement, evaluation
Asserts the implementation of a certain policy
Claim of Policy
Driven need to present a solution to problems that have arisen
Claim of Policy
Some times, response to dim of fact
Claim of policy
Connection among texts
Intertext
Before the text
Hypertext
Uses hyperlinks
Hyper text
Errors in reasoning that invalidate an argument
Logical fallacies
An arguer presents argument asap one only two options despite the multiple possibilities
False dilemma
Conclude to be true just because it is not proven to De false, vice verse
Appeal to ignorance ( arguments ad lanorantlem)
Series of increasingly superficial and unacceptable consequences is drawn
Slippery slope ( domino fallacy)
Two or more points are rolled into one and the reader is expected to accept/ reject both
Complex question (loaded question)
Occurs when a threat, instead af reasoning, is used to argue
Appeal to force (argumentum ad baraculum)
Element of pity is used instead of logical reasoning
Appeal to pity ( argumentum ad misericordiam)
Unpleasant consequences of believing something are pointed out to show that the belief is false
Appeal to consequences (argumentum ad consequentiam)
Considered to he valid because it is what the majority thinks
Bandwagon (appeal to popularity)
Tries to refute the argument by attacking the person
Attacking the person
Argument quotes an expert who is not qualified in the particular subject
Appeal to authority (argumentum ad verecundiam)