unit 4 academic vocabulary

Question 0

ethical fallacy

Answer 0

unreasonable attack on the writers own authority or character

Question 1

emotional fallacy

Answer 1

unfairly appeals to a persons emotions

Question 2

ad hominem

Answer 2

a fallacy that is a personal attack on a character to distract from the argument

Question 3

testimonial

Answer 3

a statement in support of a particular truth , fact , or claim

Question 4

exaggeration

Answer 4

a fallacy in which there is an overstatement of more than is true

Question 5

appeal to authority

Answer 5

agreeing to an argument simply based on another person who may not be fully qualified

Question 6

categorical claim

Answer 6

a fallacy in which a claim is based on faulty logic relating two things only because they are in the same category

Question 7

explicit message

Answer 7

very specific or clear to understand

Question 8

implicit message

Answer 8

uses graphics , body language , etc . to communicate meaning - the meaning must be inferred

Question 9

tone

Answer 9

the attitude toward a subject

Question 10

formality

Answer 10

level of sophistication in language , word choice , appearance & delivery of a message

Question 11

formal tone

Answer 11

buisness-like , high level vocabulary , very structured

Question 12

informal tone

Answer 12

very personal , sometimes slang vocabulary

Question 13

influence

Answer 13

the ability to affect other people’s thinking

Question 14

persuade

Answer 14

make someone believe something

Question 15

argument

Answer 15

the main point expressed about a topic

Question 16

rhetorical fallacy

Answer 16

an argument that is not really sound but may still be convincing

Question 17

appeal

Answer 17

the means of persuasion in an argument

Question 18

logical fallacy

Answer 18

depends on faulty logic

Question 19

stereotyping

Answer 19

a fallacy that applies broad generalizations to a person or group which are often untrue