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| 8351197114 | Ad Hominem Argument | Latin for "to or against the person," this fallacy involves switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker |  | 0 |
| 8351197115 | Ad Populum (bandwagon appeal) | This fallacy occurs when evidence boils down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be a good thing to do." |  | 1 |
| 8351197122 | Appeal to False Authority | This fallacy occurs when someone who has no expertise on a subject is cited as an authority. |  | 2 |
| 8351197136 | Claim of Fact | A claim of fact asserts that something is true or not true. Ex. Test scores accurately measure a student's success! |  | 3 |
| 8351197137 | Claim of Value | A claim of value argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong. Ex. Video games are corrupting today's youth. |  | 4 |
| 8351197138 | Claim of Policy | A claim of policy proposes a change. Ex. Legalize marijuana! |  | 5 |
| 8351197139 | Closed Thesis | A closed thesis is a statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews major points the writer intends to make. Ex. The three-dimensional characters, exciting plot, and complex themes of the Harry Potter series makes them legendary children's books. |  | 6 |
| 8351197165 | point of view--first person | The perspective from which a story is told. 1st person--tells the story with the pronoun "I" and is a character in the story. |  | 7 |
| 8351197166 | point of view--third person limited omniscient | Uses "he," "she," and "it." Limited omniscient--the narrator presents the feelings and thoughts of only one character |  | 8 |
| 8351197167 | prose | Prose refers to fiction and nonfiction. Prose is written in ordinary language and most closely resembles everyday speech. |  | 9 |
| 8351197179 | second-hand evidence | evidence that is accessed through research, reading, and investigation |  | 10 |
| 8351197184 | rhetorical question | a question that is asked merely for effect and does not expect a reply |  | 11 |
| 8351197198 | Either/Or (false dilemma) | In this fallacy, the speaker presents two extreme options as the only possible choices. |  | 12 |
| 8351197199 | First-hand evidence | Evidence based on something the writer knows, whether it's from personal experience or observations. | 13 | |
| 8351197200 | Hasty generalization | A fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate information. Ex. Smoking isn't bad for you; my aunt smoked a pack a day and lived to be 90. |  | 14 |
| 8351197203 | open thesis | an open thesis is one that does not list all of the points the writer intends to cover in an essay. Ex. The popularity of the Harry Potter books demonstrates that both young and old readers value the fanciful world of wizardry. | | 15 |
