7752139406 | Rhetoric | a thoughtful activity leading to effective communication also a rational exchange of opposing viewpoints | 0 | |
7752234391 | Premise | -two parts of a syllogism. -a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion | 1 | |
7752237773 | Assumption | A belief or statement taken for granted without proof. | 2 | |
7752242362 | Deductive reasoning | reasoning from general to specific | 3 | |
7752559989 | Syllogism | A from of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion | 4 | |
7752242363 | Inductive reasoning | reasoning from specific to general | 5 | |
7752245638 | Claim | an assertion, usually supported by evidence | 6 | |
7752248890 | Assertion | an emphatic statement and is supported by evidence becomes | 7 | |
7752248891 | Counterargument | an argument that opposes your claim | 8 | |
7752252241 | Concede | to admit as true; to yield, submit | 9 | |
7752252242 | Concession | a reluctant acknowledgment or yielding | 10 | |
7752252243 | Refute | to prove incorrect | 11 | |
7752255126 | Refutation | a denial of the validity of an opposing argument | 12 | |
7752255127 | Rebut | to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion | 13 | |
7752255128 | Rebuttal | an attempt to contradict or disprove an argument by offering a counter argument | 14 | |
7752258432 | Rhetorical Triangle | speaker, audience, subject | 15 | |
7752262117 | Aristotelian Triangle | rhetorical triangle | 16 | |
7752262118 | Ethos | refers to the character of a person | 17 | |
7752262119 | Logos | an appeal to logic | 18 | |
7752264562 | Pathos | associated with broader appeals to emotion | 19 | |
7752264563 | Persona | the role, attitude, personality a writer assumes in order to achieve a literary purpose | 20 | |
7752268195 | Diction | a writer's or speaker's choice of words | 21 | |
7752268196 | Syntax | sentence structure | 22 | |
7752268197 | Tone | an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience | 23 | |
7752270879 | Bias | prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue. | 24 | |
7752270880 | Propaganda | ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause | 25 |
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