Word D-I Flashcards

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Deduction

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Deduction is a logical process where in you reach a conclusion by starting with a general principle or universal truth and apply it to a specific case

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Diction

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Speakers choice of words

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Either

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In the fallacy The speaker presents two extreme options as only the possible choice

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Enthymeme

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Essentially a syllogism with one of the premises is is implied in taken for granted as understood

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Syllogism

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Illogical structure that uses the major premise and minor premise to reach in necessary conclusion

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Ethos

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To appeal to credibility and trustworthiness

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Exordium

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In classical oration the introduction to an argument in which the speaker announces the subject and purpose In the pews to ethos those in order to establish credibility

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Fallacy

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Potential vulnerabilities or weaknesses in an argument they often arise from a value to make a logical connection between the claim and evidence used to support it

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False dilemma (same as either)

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In this fallacy the speaker presents to strain options as the only possible choice

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Faulty analogy

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If I was that occurs when an analogy compares two things that are not comparable

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Figurative language

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None little language something referred to as tropes or metaphorical language

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First-hand evidence

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Evidence based on something the writer knows or has experienced

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Hasty generalization

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FLC in which a 40 conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence

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Hortative sentence

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A sentence exhorters urges and treats employees are calls to action

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Hyperbole

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Deliberate exaggeration use for empresses order to produce a comedic or ironic affect an overstatement to make a point

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Imagery

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I description of how something looks feels tastes or smells

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Imperative sentence

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A sentence used to command or enjoin

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Induction

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Illogical process where any reason from particular’s to universes easy specific cases in order to draw a conclusion in which is also called a generalization

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Inversion

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Inverted order of words in a sentence