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| 8381680604 | ad hominem | fallacy switches the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker | 0 | |
| 8381680605 | ad populum (bandwagon appeal) | fallacy occurs when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good thing to do" | 1 | |
| 8381680606 | appeal to false authority | fallacy occurs when someone who has no expertise to speak on an issue is cited as an authority | 2 | |
| 8381680607 | argument | persuasive discourse resulting in a coherent and considered movement from a claim to a conclusion | 3 | |
| 8381680608 | assumption/warrant | expresses the assumption necessarily shared by the speaker and the audience | 4 | |
| 8381680609 | begging the question | A fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt. | 5 | |
| 8381680610 | circular reasoning | fallacy in which the writer repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence | 6 | |
| 8381680611 | claim (assertion/proposition) | states the arguments main idea or position, has to be arguable | 7 | |
| 8381680612 | claim of fact | asserts that something is true or not true | 8 | |
| 8381680613 | claim of policy | proposes a change | 9 | |
| 8381680614 | claim of value | argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong | 10 | |
| 8381680615 | classical oration | five-part argument structure used by classical rhetoricians | 11 | |
| 8381680616 | exordium (introduction) | introduces the reader to the subject under discussion | 12 | |
| 8381680617 | narratio | background information; the facts of the case | 13 | |
| 8381680618 | confirmatio | proof needed to make the writers case | 14 | |
| 8381680619 | refutation (refutatio) | Addresses the counterargument. It is a bridge between the writer's proof and conclusion. | 15 | |
| 8381680620 | peroratio (conclusion) | brings the essay to a close | 16 | |
| 8381680621 | closed thesis | statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points | 17 | |
| 8381680622 | deduction | logical process through which a person supports or denies a postulated theory through facts | 18 | |
| 8381680623 | either/or (false dilemma) | a fallacy in which the speaker presents two extreme options as the only possible choices | 19 | |
| 8381680624 | faulty analogy | a fallacy that occurs when an analogy compares two things that are not comparable | 20 | |
| 8381680625 | first hand evidence | evidence based on something the writer knows | 21 | |
| 8381680626 | Hasty Generalization | A fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence. | 22 | |
| 8381680627 | induction | a logical process whereby the writer reasons from particulars to universals | 23 | |
| 8381680628 | logical fallacy | An error in reasoning that renders an argument invalid | 24 | |
| 8381680629 | open thesis | does not list all the points the writer intends to cover in an essay | 25 | |
| 8381680630 | post hoc ergo propter hoc | it is incorrect to always claim that something is a cause just because it happened earlier | 26 | |
| 8381680631 | Qualifier (Toulmin) | statements that indicate the strength of the argument; i.e. the best place to eat IN MUNCIE. | 27 | |
| 8381680632 | quantitative evidence | includes things that can be measured, cited, counted, or otherwise represented in numbers | 28 | |
| 8381680633 | rebuttal | A counterargument, especially in debate | 29 | |
| 8381680634 | reservation | explains the terms and conditions necessitated by the qualifier | 30 | |
| 8381680635 | Rogerian Argument | a form of arguing that prioritizes defining the problem and showing common ground | 31 | |
| 8381680636 | second hand evidence | evidence that is accessed through research, reading, and investigation | 32 | |
| 8381680637 | straw man | fallacy. type of argument based on misrepresentation of an opponent's position | 33 | |
| 8381680638 | syllogism | A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion. | 34 | |
| 8381680639 | Toulmin Model | An approach to analyzing and constructing arguments | 35 |
