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What is the common topic “definition”?

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Whoever can manipulate the meaning of a word has the control.

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What is the common topic “genus”?

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Placing something in a group with other things like it.

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What is the common topic “division”?

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Dividing the components of something into different parts.

Ex: This is made up of a, b, and c.

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What is the common topic “comparison”?

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Explaining and exploring the similarities and differences

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What is the common topic “relationship”?

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Exploring the cause and effect of any given situation.

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What is the common topic “antecedent and consequence”?

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“If….Then” statements–similar to cause and effect, but more usage of the trigger “If…Then”

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What is the common topic “contraries”?

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Exploring complete opposites or opposition

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What is the common topic “contradiction”?

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Exploring denial (rather than opposition)–Either or statements

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What is the common topic “circumstance”?

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Describes something proposed as either possible or impossible in order to encourage or discourage an audience.

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What is the common topic “testimony”?

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What have experts said about X?

What has been counted or measured about X?

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What is the common topic “precedents”?

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Exploring past cases or examples of a situation to determine how to decide.
Are there similar cases or examples of X?

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What are the special topics in the judicial branch?

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Justice/injustice; right/wrong

accuse or defend) (past

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What are the special topics in the legislative branch?

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Worthiness/Unworthiness; advantageous/disadvantageous

future

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What are the special topics in the demonstrative branch?

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Virtue/Vice (present)

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What are the 6 deadly sins of statistics?

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  1. Stats made from unusual populations and applying them to an entire population.
  2. Attaching great importance to some difference in statistical data.
  3. Comparison of 2 sets of data that wouldn’t arouse suspicion if they were left by themselves.
  4. When two words in statistical analyses are used interchangeably when they shouldn’t be.
  5. Comparing a statistic with a supposed “baseline statistic” when that baseline isn’t correct.
  6. Misinformation–the source is incorrect.
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What are the 6 categories of Aristotelian argument?

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Exordium
Narratio
Propositio
Confirmatio
Refutatio
Peroratio
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What is Exordium?

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The introduction to a topic

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What is Narratio?

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Explanation and provision of background information on the topic

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What is Propositio?

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Presentation of the position or stance

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What is Confirmatio?

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Presentation of proof–give evidence

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What is Refutatio?

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Pacification of the opposing argument–nullification

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What is Peroratio?

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Conclusion–invitation to envision a better future

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What are the 6 categories of the Toulminic Argumentation form?

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Claim
Grounds  
Warrant
Backing 
Rebuttal 
Qualification
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What is the Claim?

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The position or claim being argued for; the conclusion of the argument.

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What are the Grounds?

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Reasons or supporting evidence that bolster the claim.

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What is the Warrant?

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The principle, provision or chain of reasoning that connects the grounds/reason to the claim.

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What is the Backing?

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Support, justification, reasons to back up the warrant.

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What is the Rebuttal?

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Exceptions to the claim; description and rebuttal of counter-examples and counter-arguments.

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What is Qualification?

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Specification of limits to claim, warrant and backing; the degree of conditionality asserted.

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What are the 4 elements of Rogerian argument?

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  1. Make a claim
  2. Consider opposition
  3. Presents evidence
  4. Promotes mutual learning (the opposition would benefit from changing its mind because…)
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What is a litote?

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Use of an understatement

(“It’s just a flesh wound.”

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What is anastrophe?

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Inversion of natural word order (Yoda talk)

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What is antithesis?

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Juxtaposition of opposing ideas, often in parallel structure

“Many are called, but few are chosen.”

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What is epistrophe?

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Repetition of the same word (or group of words) at the end of successive clauses

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What is metonymy?

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Substitution of a word to describe the whole

“The pen is mightier than the sword”

36
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What is paradox?

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An apparently contradictory statement containing some element of truth

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What is erotema?

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Asking a question not for an answer but for the purpose of asserting or denying something indirectly.

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What is anthimeria?

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Substitution of one part of speech for another

“I’ll unhair thy head!”

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What is asyndeton?

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Deliberate omission of implied words for rhetorical effect

40
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What is tinting?

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A color mixed with white.

41
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What is shading?

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A color mixed with black.

42
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What is toning?

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A color mixed with gray.

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What are the primary colors?

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Red, blue, and yellow

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What are the secondary colors?

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Orange, green, and violet

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What are the tertiary colors?

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The combination of a primary and secondary color (primary always goes first.)

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What is monochromatic coloring?

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Using the same color but with different shades and tints.

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What is analogous coloring?

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These are adjacent colors on the color wheel.

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What is complementary coloring?

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Colors directly opposite from one another.

49
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What is split complementary coloring?

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The two colors adjacent to the original color’s complete opposite.

50
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What is triadic coloring?

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3 colors that are equidistant from one another.

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What is tetradic coloring?

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2 sets of complementary colors.

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