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| 4861918449 | Ad Hominem | latin for "to the man", 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 | |
| 4861919216 | Ad Populum(bandwagon appeal) | fallacy that occurs when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good thing to do. | 1 | |
| 4861941601 | allegory | device using a character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition, to the literal meaning. | 2 | |
| 4861969155 | alliteration | repetition of the same sound | 3 | |
| 4861989503 | allusion | brief reference to a person, event or place or to a work of art | 4 | |
| 4861991822 | analogy | comparison between two seemingly dissimilar things | 5 | |
| 4861997766 | anaphora | repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases | 6 | |
| 4862000692 | anecdote | brief story used to illustrate a point | 7 | |
| 4862001703 | annotation | the taking of notes directly on a text | 8 | |
| 4862003038 | antimebole | repetition of words in reverse order | 9 | |
| 4862006107 | antithesis | opposition, or contrast, of ideas or words in parallel construction | 10 | |
| 4862008745 | apostrophe | a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty for love | 11 | |
| 4862011752 | appeal to false authority | fallacy that occurs when someone who has no expertise to speak on an issue is cited as an expert | 12 | |
| 4862015651 | appositive | a noun or pronoun often with modifiers set beside another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it | 13 | |
| 4862033454 | archaic | diction, old fashioned or outdated choice of words | 14 | |
| 4862035215 | argument | process of reasoned inquiry, a persuasive discourse resulting in a coherent and considered movement from a claim to a conclusion | 15 | |
| 4862059710 | assertion | a statement that presents a claim or thesis | 16 | |
| 4862063165 | asyndeton | omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words | 17 | |
| 4862065028 | audience | the listener, viewer, or reader of a text | 18 | |
| 4862072139 | backing | toulmin model, this consists of further assurances or data without which the assumption lacks authority | 19 | |
| 4862084029 | begging question | a fallacy in which the arguments repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence | 20 | |
| 4862085075 | Bias | inclination of temperaments out outlook to present or hold a partial perspective at the experience of alternatives in reference to objects, people, or groups | 21 | |
| 4862094048 | circular reasoning | fallacy in which the arguments repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence | 22 | |
| 4862099373 | claim | states the arguments main idea or position. differs from a topic or subject because it has to be arguable | 23 | |
| 4862102411 | claim of fact | asserts that something is true or not true | 24 | |
| 4862103064 | claim of policy | proposes a change | 25 | |
| 4862103661 | claim of value | argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong | 26 | |
| 4862105745 | classical oration | five part argument structure used by classical rhetoricians. the five parts are introduction (exordium, narration, confirmation, refutation, and conclusion. | 27 | |
| 4862108072 | cliché | overused phrase that has become unoriginal | 28 | |
| 4862109925 | closed thesis | statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make. | 29 | |
| 4862113191 | colloquial/ism | use of slang or informalities in speech or writing, it gives a work a conversational, familiar tone | 30 | |
| 4862117194 | complex sentence | a sentence that includes one independent clause and at least one dependent clauses | 31 | |
| 4862118785 | compound sentence | sentence that includes at least two independent clauses | 32 | |
| 4862119497 | concession | acknowledgement that an opposing argument may be true or reasonable in a strong argument, a concession is usually accompanied by a refutation challenging the validity of the opposing argument. | 33 | |
| 4862125887 | conclusion | brings the essay to a satisfying close | 34 | |
| 4862131649 | confirmation | usually the major part of the text, this includes the proof needed to make the writer's case | 35 | |
| 4862133452 | connotation | meanings or associations that readers have with a word beyond its dictionary definition, or denotation greatly effects authors tone | 36 | |
| 4862137397 | context | the circumstances, atmosphere, attitudes, and events surrounding a text | 37 | |
| 4862139398 | counterargument | an opposing argument to the one a writer is putting forward | 38 | |
| 4862140354 | cumulative sentence | sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on | 39 | |
| 4862144687 | declarative sentence | sentence that asserts fact, belief or opinion | 40 | |
| 4862145509 | deduction | logical process wherein you reach a conclusion by starting with a general principle or universal truth and applying it to a specific case | 41 | |
| 4862148540 | denotation | strict, literal, dictionary meaning of a word, devoid of any emotion, attitude or color | 42 | |
| 4862150745 | diction | speaker's choice of words | 43 | |
| 4862151805 | either/or (false dilemma) | in this fallacy, the speaker presents two extreme options as the only possible choices | 44 | |
| 4862152613 | enthymeme | essentially a syllogism with one of the premises implied and taken for granted as understood | 45 | |
| 4862155519 | equivocation | a fallacy that uses a term with two or more meanings in an attempt to misinterpret or deceive | 46 | |
| 4862158548 | ethos | greek for "character" speakers appeal to this to demonstrate that they are credible trustworthy to speak on a given topic | 47 | |
| 4862165104 | euphemism | from the greek word for good speech, this is a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word or concept | 48 | |
| 4862172733 | fallacy/logical fallacy | potential vulnerabilities or weaknesses in an argument, often arise from a failure to make a logical connection between the claim and the evidence used to support it | 49 | |
| 4862176135 | faulty/false analogy | a fallacy that occurs when two things are being compared that are not comparable. | 50 | |
| 4862177301 | figurative language | nonliteral language, sometimes referred to as tropes or metaphorical language | 51 | |
| 4862178186 | first-hand evidence | based on something the writer knows, whether, it's from personal experience, observations or general knowledge of events | 52 | |
| 4862179942 | hasty generalization | a fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence | 53 | |
| 4862182037 | hortative sentence | sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action | 54 | |
| 4862182873 | hyperbole | deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or to produce a comic or ironic effect, an overstatement to make a point | 55 | |
| 4862184216 | idiom | phrases in English used in figurative manner | 56 | |
| 4862184987 | imagery | describes words and phrases that recreate, vivid sensory experience in the reader, but not limited to the visual | 57 | |
| 4862186381 | imperative sentence | sentence used to command or enjoin | 58 | |
| 4862278377 | exordium | in classical oration, the introduction to an argument, in which the speaker announce the subject and purpose, and appeals to ethos in order to establish credibility | 59 | |
| 4862281789 | fallacy | logical fallacies 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 | 60 | |
| 4862284344 | introduction | introduces the reader to subject under discussion | 61 | |
| 4862288002 | narration | provides factual information and background material on the subject at hand or establishes why the subject is a problem needs addressing | 62 | |
| 4862295656 | refutation | addresses the counterargument. it is a bridge between the writer's proof and conclusion | 63 | |
| 4862299191 | Aristotelian triangle | a diagram that illustrates the interrelationship among the speaker, audience, and subject in determining a text | 64 | |
| 4862300268 | assumption | in the toulmin model, the warrant expresses the assumption necessarily shared by the speaker and the audience | 65 | |
| 4978924646 | Claim | An assertion or proposition, states the arguments main idea or postition | 66 | |
| 4978924647 | Claim of fact | Asserts that something is true or not true | 67 | |
| 4978924648 | Claim of policy | Proposes a change | 68 | |
| 4978924649 | Claim of value | Argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong | 69 | |
| 4978924650 | Closed thesis | A statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make | 70 | |
| 4978924651 | Classical oration | Five-part classical structure used by classical rhetoricians | 71 |
