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4827637072Assertiona confident and forceful statement of fact or belief0
4827646372Assumptiona thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof1
4827688529Authoritythe power or right to give orders2
4827691585Counterargumentan argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory3
4827724596Occasionan event or situation that catches the writer's attention and triggers a response4
4827733953Polemica strong verbal or written attack on someone or something5
4827738446Major PremiseThe premise containing the major term in a syllogism6
4827751869Minor PremiseThe premise containing the minor term in a syllogism7
4827764289Refuteprove to be wrong or false; disprove8
4827785274Rhetorical Modesdescribe the variety, particularly writing and speaking9
4827847261Syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion10
4827847262Understatements speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is11
4827854938Ad Hocformed, arranged, or done for a particular purpose only12
4827857298Ad Homineminvolves commenting on or against an opponent to undermine him instead of his arguments.13
4827861825Begging the Questionthe writer or speaker assumes the statement under examination to be true14
4827861826Circular Reasoninga logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins with what they are trying to end with15
4827865207Either/Or Argumentallowing no equivocation; being limited in choice to two options16
4827867089Hasty Generalizationdrawing a conclusion based on a small sample size, rather than looking at statistics that are much more in line with the average situation17
4827868645Non sequitur Argumentit can be when what is presented as evidence or reason is irrelevant or adds very little support to the conclusion18
4827873454Post Hoc Argumentrelating to or being the fallacy of arguing from temporal sequence to a causal relation19
4827879901Straw-man Argumentgiving the impression of refuting an opponent's argument, while actually refuting another argument20

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