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7338930877Types of ArgumentsDefinition Ethics Evaluation Proposal Causation0
7339433715paradigmthe structural frame work through which you view the universe1
7339441636Rhetorical SituationPersona Audience Purpose strategies2
7339445773rhetoricalthe art of persuasion3
7339449663metonymywhen you substitute one thing for another through association Ex: the white house gave a press conference today4
7523321756deliberative argumentwe propose an action in the future5
7523338322archetypea symbol that transcends both time and culture6
7523348930explicitovert and obvious7
7523354714implicitmeaning is implied, not directly said8
7523363810TOA: Definitionwhat category does something go into9
7523368758TOA: Evaluationdetermining the worth of something to something else in the same category10
7523377191TOA: EthicsWhat the right course of action is11
7523382024TOA: Proposal of Argumentwhat action we should take in the future12
7523389728Cognitive dissonanceevidence that contradicts a belief you have13
7523398531Continuumline that allows us to place things in a middle area14
7523401227logosappeals to logic (facts)15
7523406792forensicsan argument of the past that tries to prove through evidence some claim16
7523411189ethosappeals to ethics17
7523415864claimcontroversial and debatable statement18
7523425997procatalepsisRaising objections to argument and addressing them19
7523433128qualifierslimit your claim to be more reasonable20
7523440444rebuttalsview opposing sides argument and decide whether it raises points that need to be rebutted21
7523462339Irrelevanceopposing arguments doesn't apply to your point made22
7523465456counterclaimtaking claim and showing opposing view23
7523469416concessionadmit opponent has strong point, doesn't invalidate argument24
7523481535antangogeunavoidable negative point next to positive one25
7523493846refutationbring up opposing views to show flaws in view/argument26
7523500392ladder of abstractiongreen= abstract yellow= reasoning pink= specifics27
7523522805pathosappeals to emotion28
7523531478allegorya story in which every element is symbolic29
7523540448loaded languagea term to express words that have intense connotations that evoke strong emotional reactions30
7523547909connotationthe emotional and conceptual attachments of a word31
7523559750idealisticcherishing or pursuit for noble principle32
7523562405objectivityseeing the world without bias33
7523565344denotationdictionary definition34
7523570494semanticsthe study of the meaning of words35
7523572569pragmaticphilosophy in which you only do something for outcome36
7523582059epigraphwriting on the surface37
7523595138dialectalboth sides are present38
7523597873subjectivityseeing the world with bias39
7523603579TOA: causationarguing what events that led to another event and what they will lead to40
7523609969premisedeclarative statement used to support or prove the point of the argument41
7523614539syllogismset of connected statements that are meant to prove a particular conclusion42
75236243121. Major premise 2. Minor premise1. High in level of abstraction 2. must fall lower than 1.43
7523628767conclusionidea that the premise proves44
7523634653inductive reasoningcreates probably truth, not absolute truth45
7523637720deductive reasoningalways true if the premises are true46
7523640737reasoninggathering meaning and drawing conclusion and arrives at objective truth47
7523645736warrantreasoning48
7523653811syntactical structurephysical structure49
7523658119tropesshape meanings of sentences50
7523660175antithesiscontrasting any of the different parts of a statement (redefine)51
7523665304parallelismsame structure for multiple parts of a sentence or multiple sentences52
7523669552syntaxarrangements of elements in a sentence53
7523676331asyndetonleaves out conjunctions in non-standard ways54
7523678398anasiplosistakes the last word of a sentence or phrase and repeats it as first words in a new sentence55
7523685447motifa repeated element in a piece of art56
7523693686euphemismsoftening of language (hide ugly realities and rename something to show new view)57

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