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| 6681629441 | Polemic | Greek for "hostile". An aggressive argument that tries to establish the superiority of one opinion over all others. Opposite of Rogerian | 0 | |
| 6681639450 | Rhetoric | The art of finding ways to persuade an audience | 1 | |
| 6681639451 | SOAPS | Device to remember the elements making up the rhetorical situation. Stands for Subject, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, and Speaker | 2 | |
| 6681651899 | Rhetorical triangle (Aristotelian triangle) | Diagram illustrating the relationship between speaker, audience, and subject in determining a text | 3 | |
| 6681654760 | Alliteration | Repetition of the same sound beginning several words (Sally Sells Sued Several Sickly Spiders) | 4 | |
| 6681681107 | Anaphora | Repetition of a specific word at the beginning of successive phrases or words/clauses. Ex. The night was dark, the night was cold, and the night was obviously not one of her best. | 5 | |
| 6681691745 | Antimetabole | Repetition of words in reverse order ex. Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country | 6 | |
| 6681708740 | Antithesis | Opposition or contrast of words/ideas in a similar construction | 7 | |
| 6681733864 | Cumulative Sentence | Sentence that completes its main idea at the beginning of the sentence and adds on to it | 8 | |
| 6681740563 | Hortative Sentence | Sentence that calls or urges someone to action Ex. I want YOU for the US Army. | 9 | |
| 6681749966 | Imperative Sentence | Sentence used to command or unite Do not think of your individual; ask what you and your community can do for all. | 10 | |
| 6681759762 | Inversion | Inverted order of words in a sentence | 11 | |
| 6681772581 | Archaic Diction | Outdated or old fashioned language | 12 | |
| 6681783763 | Periodic Sentence | Sentence whose main clause and point is held until the end | 13 | |
| 6681918010 | Parallelism | Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses. | 14 | |
| 6681947283 | Syndoche | Figure of speech that uses a part to represent a whole | 15 | |
| 6681951713 | Zeugma (like Zathura) | Use of two different words in a grammatically similar war that produces different interpretations and meanings ex. A call to arms (arms as weapons and arms as arms) | 16 | |
| 6682014162 | Ad Hominem | Latin for "to the men" Logical fallacy that challenges the character of the speaker | 17 | |
| 6683767297 | Ad Populum (Bandwagon) | Logical fallacy saying everyone is doing it, so you should do the same | 18 | |
| 6683815578 | Appeal to Authority | Logical fallacy that depicts someone who has no expertise to speak on an issue as an authority figure | 19 | |
| 6683903514 | Begging the Question | Logical fallacy where a claim is based on doubtful evidence or unlinked subjects ex. Giving students access to a wealth of facts and resources online helps them develop critical thinking skills | 20 | |
| 6684051951 | False Dilemma (Either/Or) | Fallacy where two extremes are the only options (either ____ or ____) | 21 | |
| 6684088368 | Faulty Analogy | Fallacy where two things that aren't really comparable are compared (putting dogs in pain down vs putting humans down) | 22 | |
| 6684127415 | Logical Fallacy | Potential weakness in an argument | 23 | |
| 6684162828 | Straw Man | Fallacy where a poor or oversimplified example is used to ridicule and refute an idea (think pluto is a planet rick + morty) | 24 | |
| 6684130418 | Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc | Fallacy saying that because something happened before that it was a direct cause of something else that's unrelated (ex. Jackson becoming president leading to hurricanes, floods, stock market crash etc) | 25 | |
| 6684148690 | Qualfier | Usually, Probably, Likely (something making a phrase not an absolute) | 26 | |
| 6684095556 | First Hand Evidence | Evidence based on knowledge the writer possesses | 27 | |
| 6684118591 | n | Generalization | 28 | |
| 6683938073 | Circular Reasoning | A fallacy in which the writer rewords the claim as support for itself. ex. You can't give me a C! I'm an A student. | 29 | |
| 6683949100 | Claim | States the argument's main idea or position | 30 | |
| 6683968546 | Claim of Fact | Asserts that something is true or not true (just a fact, not complicated) | 31 | |
| 6683978039 | Claim of Policy | Proposal of a change | 32 | |
| 6683982582 | Claim of Value | Argument that something is right or wrong | 33 | |
| 6683987982 | Classical Oration | Five part argument structure Introduction - Introduces reader to subject Narration - Background establishing the subject and the author's point Confirmation - Proof to make the author's point Refutation - Rejection of the counterargument Conclusion - Brings the essay to a close | 34 | |
| 6684026228 | Deduction | Process by which one reaches a conclusion using major and minor premises | 35 | |
| 6684160654 | Second Hand Evidence | Evidence accessed through research, reading, and investigation. | 36 | |
| 6684160655 | Rogerian Argument | Argument that uses the full argument of the opposition to respond to it in a persuasive and appropriate manner | 37 | |
| 6684172069 | Syllogism/Deduction | Logical structure using major/minor premise to reach a conclusion | 38 | |
| 6684172070 | Toulmin Model | Approach to constructing arguments consisting of evidence as support, claim, warrant or assumption, backing, and a reservation | 39 |
