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7241408214logosappeals to reason0
7241411698pathosappeals to emotions1
7241416696ethosappeals exerted by the character of the speaker2
7241417859anecdotea short account of something3
7241418757argument by analogyby arguing the assumption of a relationship between two dissimilar things applies, one implies the feelings, needs, or fate of one will logically apply to both4
7241422433appeal to authorityciting a person who is qualified to give an opinion5
7241423726cause and effectargument that one event brings about another6
7241427567anaphoraemphasizing words by repeating them at the beginnings of neighboring clauses7
7241428470aphorisma brief saying embodying a moral, a concise statement of a principle or precept given in pointed words8
7241430630branda mixture of attributes, tangible and intangible, symbolized in a trademark that can create value and influence9
7241441259syllogisma form of reasoning in which two statements or premises are made and a logical conclusion is drawn from them; a form of deductive reasoning10
7241446532enthymemea syllogism that omits the minor premise because it is assumed to be understood11
7241449790deduction (deductive reasoning)a form of reasoning that begins with a generalization then applies the generalization to a specific case or cases12
7241453018induction (inductive reasoning)a form of reasoning which works from a body of fact to the formulation of a generalization13
7241456538red herringa fallacy when irrelevant material is introduced to the issue being discussed14
7241458580ad hominema fallacy of logic in which a person's character or motive is attacked instead of that person's argument15
7241461474over generalizationa fallacy in which the author draws too general of a conclusion from the presented information or arguments16
7241474381damning with faint praiseintentional use of a positive statement that has a negative implication17
7241475268begging the questionfallacy of logical argument that assumes the reader will automatically accept an assertion without proper support18
7241477581circular reasoninga fallacy of logical argument that assumes as true the very thing that one is trying to prove19
7241480706false cause and effecta fallacy of logical argument that assumes as true the very thing that one is trying to prove20
7241483899dogmatisma rhetorical device in which the speaker implies that there are no arguments to be made21
7241485546bandwagon appeala proposition is argued to be true because it is widely held to be true22
7241487005argumentum ad antiquatumasserting that something is right or good simply because it is old23
7241489427scare tacticsa rhetorical device that appeals to horrible consequences which may or may not come to pass24
7241490941false dilemmaa fallacy of logical argument which is committed when too few of the available alternatives are considered, and all but one are assessed and deemed impossible or unacceptable25
7241494350appeal to false authorityciting a person who may not be qualified to give an opinion26
7241496096slippery slopea fallacy in which a person asserts that some event must inevitably follow from another without any argument for the inevitability of the event in question27
7241498084straw mana person substitutes a distorted, exaggerated, or misrepresented version of a position and attacks that version28
7241500616false equivalentto make one action equal to another when they really aren't29

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