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4852649545rhetoricthe art of writing persuasively0
4852654785for aims of rhetoricto persuade- subtly guide readers perspective to inform- to teach readers something to express- less formal, express personal thoughts to entertain- everything written can have a predetermined response1
4852667901deductive argument(syllogism) moving from general rule to specific example.2
4852673799Write your own:3
4852675324inductive argumentproviding a specific example and drawing a conclusion from that4
4852680653enthymemelogical reasoning with ones premise left unstated. omission of premise, must infer.5
4852688719deductive: red herringdistractor6
4852703022deductive: false- causeb/c A happened before B, A must have causes B7
4852703023deductive: begging the questioncircular reasoning, conclusion as premise8
4852703024deductive: either orfalse alternative, limited choices9
4852752423inductive: hasty generalizationslead to faulty inductive arguments, one persons experiences10
4852759220inductive: false analogycomparison that doesn't work, too dissimilar11
4852759221inductive: special pleadingspeaker suppresses or omits contradictory evidence12
4852768835Ethical Fallacy: ad hominidcriticizes the person not the argument13
4852774421Pathetic fallacy: band wagonhuman nature desire to fit in14
4852778239Pathetic fallacy: appeal to traditionblindly following15
4852778240Pathetic fallacy: appeal to pityemotions take over16
4852779496Logosan appeal to logic, presents a logical argument, facts, evidence17
4852779497Pathosauthors, credibility18
4852787521Ethosemotions, audience response19
4852809454descriptionsubjective & objective abstract & concrete appeal to 5 senses forms a dominant impression personal experience20
4852816605rhetorical triangletelos- purpose (should always be clear) kyros- context21

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