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| 6814813158 | ad hominem | Type of fallacy that refers to the specific diversionary tactic of switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker | 0 | |
| 6814813159 | anaphora | Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines. | 1 | |
| 6814985576 | Backing | In the Toulmin model, backing consists of further assurances or data without which the assumption (warrant) lacks authority | 2 | |
| 6814985577 | Begging the question | Type of fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt. It "begs" a question whether the support itself is sound | 3 | |
| 6814985578 | Circular reason | Type of fallacy in which the writer repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence | 4 | |
| 6814985579 | Closed thesis | Statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make | 5 | |
| 6814985580 | Connotation | That which is implied by a word. as opposed to the word's literal meaning | 6 | |
| 6814985581 | Cumulative sentence | Sentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds on | 7 | |
| 6814985582 | Deduction | Reasoning from general to specific. A logical process whereby one reaches a conclusion by starting with a general principle or "universal truth" and applying it to a specific case | 8 | |
| 6814985583 | Denotation | The literal meaning of a word; its dictionary definition | 9 | |
| 6814985584 | Ethos | Greek term referring to the character of a person. Usually thought of as "credibility" | 10 | |
| 6814985585 | Faulty analogy | Type of fallacy that occurs when an analogy compares two things that are not comparable | 11 | |
| 6814985586 | Figure of soeech | An expression that strives for literary effect rather than conveying literal meaning | 12 | |
| 6814985587 | Hasty generalization | Type of fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence | 13 | |
| 6814985588 | Hortative sentence | Sentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action | 14 | |
| 6814985589 | Induction | Reasoning from a specific to a general | 15 | |
| 6814985590 | Logical fallaxy | Type of fallacy that are potential vulnerabilities or weaknesses in an argument | 16 | |
| 6814985591 | Parody | Piece that imitates and exaggerates the prominent features of another; used for comic effect or ridicule. | 17 | |
| 6814985592 | Polemic | Greek for "hostile." An aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others. | 18 | |
| 6814985593 | Qualifier | In the Toulmin model, the qualifier uses words like "usually, probably, maybe, in most cases, etc" to temper the claim, making it less absolute | 19 | |
| 6814985594 | Syllogism | Form of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion is supported by a major and minor premise | 20 | |
| 6814985595 | Synedoche | Figure of speech that used a part to represent the whole. ex. Boots on the ground | 21 | |
| 6814985596 | Zeugma | Uses of two different words in a grammatically similar way that produces different, often incongruous meanings | 22 |
