Test 3-Argument

Question 1

Anecdote

Answer 1

Short informal story most often presented as evidence in support of a claim

Question 2

Assumption

Answer 2

Belief or attitude considered to be true or genuine

Question 3

Claim

Answer 3

Point being made

Question 4

Claim of cause

Answer 4

Suggests before and after relationship

Question 5

Claim of definition

Answer 5

Explains what something means

Question 6

Claim of policy

Answer 6

Suggests a particular course of action

Question 7

Claim of value

Answer 7

Judges what is desirable and what is not

Question 8

Deductive reasoning

Answer 8

Moves from general to particular

Question 9

Inductive reasoning

Answer 9

Moves from particular to general

Question 10

Inference

Answer 10

Process of drawing a conclusion moving from a set of data to a claim

Question 11

Operational definition

Answer 11

Definition that identifies an object by what it does or by the conditions that create it

Question 12

Qualifier

Answer 12

Word or phrase that demonstrates the force or strength of the claim by being put forth

Question 13

Rebuttals

Answer 13

An explicitly stated instance of when a claim would have to be set aside or ignored

Question 14

Values

Answer 14

Ideas or perceptions used to judge what is good and bad right and wrong and other measures of worth

Question 15

Concession

Answer 15

Acknowledgement of some validity to the opposing side

Question 16

Argument

Answer 16

Use of symbols like language to affect thinking and or actions based on logic and reasoning