5769247274 | Forensics | Argues something in the past | 0 | |
5769248143 | Deliberative | Argues what should be done in the future | 1 | |
5769249582 | Types of argument | Definition, ethics, evaluative, proposal, causation. DEEP C | 2 | |
5769255275 | Types of appeals | Ethos pathos logos | 3 | |
5769256361 | Types of reasoning | Generality, analogy, sign, causal, authority, principle. GAS CAP | 4 | |
5769262491 | Types of modes | expository, descriptive, narrative, persuasive | 5 | |
5769269697 | Strategies for counterclaim | Rebuttal, irrelevance, concession, procatelepsis, antanagoge, refutation | 6 | |
5769273882 | Procatelepsis | Strike down on your own argument | 7 | |
5769275167 | Qualifier | Narrows down the claim | 8 | |
5769279279 | Warrant | Links support to claim | 9 | |
5769281042 | Anecdote | Short story to prove a point which is weak on its own. | 10 | |
5769282955 | Antanagoge | Placing an inevitable negative point to a positive one. shows honesty | 11 | |
5769286011 | Irrelevance | Shows opponents argument does not apply | 12 | |
5769292905 | Syllogism | Deductive reasoning: minor premise and major premise without a conclusion | 13 | |
5769294396 | Concession | To admit opponents have a stron POV, does not invalidate argument | 14 | |
5769298155 | Deductive Reasoning | Major premise, minor premise, conclusion. Always true. General - specific. | 15 | |
5769309254 | Inductive reasoning | Moving from specific - General. Probably true but not always. | 16 | |
5769314101 | Narrative | Story | 17 | |
5769316235 | Correlation | Shows relationship between ideas and events | 18 | |
5769317400 | Causation | Why something happens | 19 | |
5769318048 | Counterclaim | Taking claim and showing opposite view | 20 | |
5769320195 | Rebuttal | Ability to view other sides of arguements | 21 | |
5769324449 | Analogy | Explaining complex in much simpler terms | 22 | |
5769326054 | Sign | Single possibility from an indicator | 23 | |
5769327479 | Authority | Bringing experts into the field to support you. | 24 | |
5769329295 | Context | Background or surrounding information | 25 | |
5769331014 | Audience | Whom you are addressing your argument | 26 | |
5769334852 | Asyndeton | Leaving out conjunctions | 27 | |
5769336241 | Polysyndeton | Repetitive use of conjunctions | 28 | |
5769337217 | Anadiplosis | Last words in the sentence starts next sentence | 29 | |
5769339069 | Antithesis | Opposite | 30 | |
5769340000 | Anaphora | Repitition of a word or phrase starting the sentence. | 31 | |
5769344257 | Zuegma | I drank of the wine and her beauty. | 32 | |
5769345458 | Chiasmus | Flips original form around (Slave to a man, man to slave) | 33 | |
5769349088 | Juxtaposition | Comparison | 34 | |
5769350907 | Periodic Sentence | Not grammatically correct until the end | 35 | |
5769352388 | Loose sentence | Grammatically complete before physically complete | 36 | |
5769356010 | Apothegm | Short simple sentence after a bunch of complex ones. | 37 | |
5769358112 | Hypophora | Asking a question, then answering it. | 38 | |
5769359486 | Synesthesia | Confusion of the senses | 39 | |
5769361857 | Synecdoche | Part referencing the whole (nice wheels) | 40 | |
5769363335 | Litotes | Emphasizes point by using opposite word | 41 | |
5769367180 | Colloquialism | Regional Term (pop vs soda) | 42 | |
5769368276 | Motif | Repeated element in the art | 43 | |
5769369363 | Archetype | Symbol that transcends time and culture | 44 | |
5769370675 | Apostrohe | Author breaks out of writing to directly address someone. | 45 | |
5769372840 | Allusion | Referencing a historical thing | 46 | |
5769373617 | Paradox | Seems false with truth to it | 47 | |
5769374459 | Epigraph | Writing on the outside | 48 | |
5769375818 | Digression | Slowly getting off topic | 49 | |
5769378439 | Non- sequitor | Imidiately off topic (squirrels) | 50 | |
5769381422 | Authors purpose | Physical, intellectual, emotional PIE | 51 | |
5769384931 | Types of support | Syntax, stats, example of authority | 52 | |
5769387092 | Apothematic sentence | Short sentences surrounded by long sentences | 53 | |
5769388081 | Conceit | 2 different subjects put together | 54 | |
5769390148 | Semantics | Study of meaning of words | 55 | |
5769391853 | Euphemism | Softening of language- sheds light on new reality | 56 | |
5769394433 | Lampoon | Attack someone verbally | 57 | |
5769396311 | Metonomy | When you replace one thing with another | 58 | |
5769398468 | Irony | When expectation does not meet reality | 59 | |
5769400136 | Verbal Irony | When what is said is not what is meant to happen | 60 | |
5769401744 | Situational irony | When what happens is not what is expected to happen | 61 | |
5769402886 | Dramatic Irony | When an audience has info that characters in a movie don't know | 62 | |
5769405815 | Romantic Irony | When the audience is mislead by the director or author | 63 | |
5769407645 | Cosmic Irony | When a character falsely believes they have free will. | 64 | |
5769410355 | Structural irony | When a structure of something does not match its purpose | 65 | |
5769411702 | Satire | A literary genre that uses representation hyperbole, understatement, caricature, parody, irony, and wit to expose humanity vices and foibles giving impetus to change or reform through ridicule. | 66 | |
5769416724 | Vice | Major flaws | 67 | |
5769417081 | Foibles | Minor flaws | 68 | |
5769418048 | Parody | Imitative use of words, style, attutude, tone , and ideas of an author, genre, or style in such way to make them ridiculous | 69 | |
5769422920 | Caricature | In literature, ridiculing a person or institution by exaggerating and distorting the most prominenr features and characteristics. | 70 | |
5769428505 | Wit | An imaginitivley perspective and arituculate individual especially skilled in banter. | 71 | |
5769432520 | Direct satire | First person talks directly to audience | 72 | |
5769433786 | Indirect | Satiric effect is produced by modes or presentation and representation (also through use of exaggeration) | 73 | |
5769440511 | Horation Satire | Pokes fun with indulgent tone | 74 | |
5769442164 | Juvenalian Satire | Denounces human vice in severe tone. | 75 | |
5769452697 | Ad Hominem | Ignores issue, attacks opponent personally "I don't care what you think about environmental preservation bc you're an idiot" | 76 | |
5769455489 | Ad Hominem Tu quoque | Hypocrisy "my doctor thinks I should loose weigh but he is fat himself" | 77 | |
5769456651 | You're not qualified | "You're not a scientist, so your opinion on boyles law is not important" | 78 | |
5769464100 | Ad populum | Appeals to masses "62 % voted for Jackson, he's the better candidate" | 79 | |
5769468362 | Appeal to emotion | Uses emotion to prove case " I hope I get a good grade, I stayed up all night working on this paper" | 80 | |
5769473417 | Appeal to ignorance | Something is true bc the opposite has not been proven | 81 | |
5769476009 | Appeal to force | Threats " if you do not give us our raise we will start a riot". | 82 | |
5769477489 | Red herring | Takes audience attention off issues and focuses it on an unrelated issue | 83 | |
5769481447 | overgeneralization | "Jenny is a brunette and is smart so all brunettes are smart" | 84 | |
5769484084 | Guilt by association | "Student from Germany must be racist bc Hitler was a racist" | 85 | |
5769486670 | Hasty generalization | Not enough evidence " all three students were supportive so all student body is supportive | 86 | |
5769489077 | Thin entering wedge | Using past observation into future without considering other factors " bc world word II help bring US out of depression the current war will take the US out of today's recession" | 87 | |
5769500110 | Post Hoc (cause and effect) | Just bc A and B happened after A must be cause of B. " I went to the store, and when I came home I had a headache. The grocery store causes headaches. | 88 | |
5769505677 | Misused appeal of authority | Believes just because someone is famous they can't be wrong " kim kardashian drinks Pepsi so Pepsi must be the best soda" | 89 | |
5769507407 | Figures prove fallacy | Manipulation of statistics " people who take vitamins get less illnesses then those who do not, vitamins keep people healthy" | 90 | |
5769515484 | Begging the question | Offers confusion that turns out to be the premise restated. "Jennifer should win player of the year since she is the most talented on the team" | 91 | |
5769519765 | Self evident truth | Stating a conclusion without first offering the necessary premises for the conclusion "everyone knows that politicians lie" | 92 | |
5769526900 | Non sequitur | A=B; B=C therefore A=C "monkeys are mammals I am a mammal I am a monkey | 93 | |
5769529900 | Argument ad Nauseam | Brainwashing, believes if it is repeated it will be true | 94 | |
5769531519 | Slippery slope | Arguer is claiming one action in the present will result into more problems in the future " if we allow students to take a break they will expect it everyday. | 95 | |
5769536008 | Straw man | Misinterpreting another's opinion "my opponent supports the yuca mountain plan. Why does he want our waters polluted with nuclear waste. | 96 | |
5769539072 | Either or fallacy | "You will either vote for tax reform today or you support the current tax system" | 97 | |
5769542069 | False analogy | "When you go to a restaurant you tip the waiter you should tip the clerk who helps you at the clothing store. | 98 |
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