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| 2425755899 | Ad hominem | this fallacy refers to the specific diversionary tactic of switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker. | 0 | |
| 2425760946 | Ad populum (bandwagon appeal) | this fallacy occurs when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good thing to do." | 1 | |
| 2425767835 | Alliteration | repetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables in sequence | 2 | |
| 2425769989 | Allusion | brief reference to a person, event, or place or to a work of art | 3 | |
| 2425773267 | Analogy | comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things. often uses something simple or familiar to explain something unfamiliar or complex | 4 | |
| 2425778105 | Anaphora | repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines | 5 | |
| 2425780577 | Anecdote | a brief story used to illustrate a point or claim | 6 | |
| 2425781519 | Annotation | the taking of notes directly on a text | 7 | |
| 2425782170 | Antimetabole | repetition of words in reverse order | 8 | |
| 2425784936 | Antithesis | opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in a parallel construction | 9 | |
| 2425787256 | Appeal to false authority | this fallacy occurs when someone who has no expertise to speak on an issue is cited as an authority | 10 | |
| 2425791023 | Archaic diction | Old-fashion or outdated choice of words | 11 | |
| 2425797553 | Argument | a process of reasoned inquiry. a persuasive discourse resulting in a coherent and considered movement from a claim to a conclusion | 12 | |
| 2425810619 | Rhetorical (Aristotelian) triangle | a diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject in determining a text |  | 13 |
| 2425792254 | Assertion | a statement that presents a claim or thesis | 14 | |
| 2425863141 | Warrant | in the Toulmin model, this expresses the assumption necessarily shared by the speaker and the audience | 15 | |
| 2425869438 | Asyndeton | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses or words | 16 | |
| 2425870270 | Audience | The listener, viewer or reader of a text. | 17 | |
| 2425875537 | Backing | in the Toulmin model, this consists of further assurances or data without which the assumption lacks authority | 18 | |
| 2425887463 | Begging the question | this fallacy's claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt. | 19 | |
| 2425896230 | Circular Reasoning | this fallacy's argument repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence | 20 | |
| 2425900635 | Claim | the assertion or proposition, it states the arguments main idea or purpose. | 21 | |
| 2425914525 | Claim of fact | this type of claim asserts that something is true or not true | 22 | |
| 2425922124 | Claim of policy | this type of claim proposes a change | 23 | |
| 2425924304 | Claim of value | this type of claim argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong | 24 | |
| 2425926320 | Classical oration | five part argument structure used by classical rhetoricians | 25 | |
| 2425929360 | Closed thesis (signpost) | a statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make | 26 | |
| 2425933475 | Complex sentence | a sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clause | 27 | |
| 2425934261 | Compound sentence | a sentence that includes at least two independent causes | 28 | |
| 2425937105 | Concession | an acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable | 29 | |
| 2425939533 | Confirmation | in classical oration, this major part of an argument comes between the narration and refutation; it provides the development of proof through evidence that supports the claims made by the speaker | 30 | |
| 2425940004 | Connotation | meanings that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition | 31 | |
| 2436156280 | Context | the circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes and events surrounding a text | 32 | |
| 2436158980 | Counterargument | an opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward | 33 | |
| 2436160447 | Cumulative Sentence | Sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on | 34 | |
| 2436163431 | Deduction | a logical process wherein you reach a conclusion by starting with a general principle or universal truth and apply it t specific cases | 35 | |
| 2436166833 | Diction | a speakers choice of words | 36 | |
| 2436169795 | False Dilemma (either/or) | in this fallacy, the speaker presents two extreme options as the only possible choices | 37 | |
| 2436171684 | Enthymeme | essentially a syllogism with one of the premises implied and taken for granted as understood | 38 | |
| 2436175795 | Equivocation | a fallacy that uses a term with two or more meanings in an attempt to misrepresent or deceive | 39 | |
| 2436182510 | Ethos | this demonstrates that they are credible and trustworthy to speak on a given topic | 40 | |
| 2436186861 | Exordium | in classical oration, the introduction to an argument, in whcih the speaker announces the subject and purpose and appeals to ethos in order to establish credibility | 41 | |
| 2436191148 | Faulty Analogy | a fallacy that occurs when an analogy compares two things that are not comparable | 42 | |
| 2436193627 | Figurative language | this kind of language often evokes strong imagery | 43 | |
| 2436199598 | First-hand Evidence | evidence based on something the writer knows whether its from personal experience, observations, or general knowledge of events | 44 | |
| 2436204886 | Hasty Generalization | a fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence | 45 | |
| 2436207018 | Hortative Sentence | Sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores or calls to action | 46 | |
| 2436208041 | Hyperbole | deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or to produce a comic or ironic effect; an overstatement to make a point | 47 | |
| 2436210881 | Imagery | a description of how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, or sounds | 48 | |
| 2436213230 | Imperative Sentence | sentence used to command or enjoin | 49 | |
| 2436214688 | Induction | a logical process wherein you reason from particulars to universals, using specific cases in order to draw a conclusion | 50 | |
| 2436217546 | Inversion | inverted order of words in a sentence | 51 | |
| 2436223504 | Irony | figure of speech that occurs when a speaker or character says one thing but means something else, or when what is said is the opposite of what is expected | 52 | |
| 2436226321 | Juxtaposition | placement of two things closely together to emphasize similarities between or differences | 53 | |
| 2436230827 | Logical Fallacies | there are potential vulnerabilities or weaknesses in an argument. they often arise from a failure to make a logical connection between the claim and the evidence used to support it | 54 | |
| 2436234573 | Logos | this offers clear, rational ideas and using specific details examples, facts statistics or expert testimony to back them up | 55 | |
| 2436237446 | Metaphor | figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as | 56 | |
| 2436240493 | Modifier | an adjective, adverb, phrase, or clause that modifies a noun, pronoun, or verb. The purpose is usually to describe, focus or qualify | 57 | |
| 2436245007 | Mood | the feelings or atmosphere created by a text | 58 | |
| 2436246871 | Narration | in classical oration, the factual and background information, establishing why a subject or problem needs addressing; it precedes the confirmation, or laying out of evidence to support claims made in the argument | 59 | |
| 2436250978 | Nominalization | the process of changing a verb into a noun | 60 | |
| 2436252816 | Occasion | the time and place a speech is given or a piece is written | 61 | |
| 2436254548 | Open Thesis | an open thesis is one that does not list all of the points the writer intends to cover in an essay | 62 | |
| 2436256040 | Oxymoron | a paradox made up of two seemingly contradictory words | 63 | |
| 2436258626 | Paradox | a statement or situation that is seemingly contradictory on the surface, but delivers an ironic truth | 64 |
