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| 3316414874 | ad hominem | fallacy in which you attack the speaker rather than the argument |  | 0 |
| 3316416744 | ad populum | bandwagon fallacy: argument based on popularity rather than evidence |  | 1 |
| 3316420276 | appeal to false authority | citing someone with no expertise as an authority on topic |  | 2 |
| 3316422702 | backing | additional evidence to support an assumption: Toulmin Model |  | 3 |
| 3316436783 | begging the question | a fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence that is not confirmed: it begs the reader to question the claim |  | 4 |
| 3316441493 | circular reasoning | a fallacy in which you repeat the claim as evidence |  | 5 |
| 3316447619 | claim | an assertion or position: states the arguments main idea or position |  | 6 |
| 3316449392 | claim of fact | a claim that asserts something is or is not true | 7 | |
| 3316452912 | claim of policy | a claim that proposes a change |  | 8 |
| 3316458350 | claim of value | a claim that argues something is good or bad, right or wrong. | 9 | |
| 3316461748 | classical oration | five part argument structure |  | 10 |
| 3316462679 | closed thesis | a thesis that includes the main supporting points | 11 | |
| 3316465855 | deduction | logical conclusion that starts with a general principle and applies it to a specific case | 12 | |
| 3316473005 | either/or fallacy | false dilemma: presenting two extreme options as the only choices |  | 13 |
| 3316475387 | faulty analogy | 14 | ||
| 3316546497 | first-hand evidence | evidence based on something the writer KNOWS: personal experience, observations, or general knowledge | 15 | |
| 3316547253 | hasty generalization | a fallacy in which there is not enough evidence to support a claim |  | 16 |
| 3316550294 | induction | a logical conclusion that starts with specifics and leads to a universal truth or generalization | 17 | |
| 3316552701 | open thesis | a thesis that does not list all of the points the writer plans to make | 18 | |
| 3316553912 | post hoc ergo propter hoc | a fallacy in which causation is attributed to an earlier even without sufficient evidence |  | 19 |
| 3316556473 | qualifier | a phrase that makes a claim less absolute, such as "usually, probably, or most likely": Toulmin Model |  | 20 |
| 3316565360 | quantitative evidence | evidence that can be measured, cited, counted, or presented in NUMBER form |  | 21 |
| 3316566485 | rebuttal | gives voice to possible objections: Toulmin |  | 22 |
| 3316576347 | reservation | the terms and conditions required by the qualifier: Toulmin | 23 | |
| 3316597310 | Rogerian arguments | an argument that is based on the assumption that having a full understanding of the opposing position is essential to responding persuasively and refuting it in a non-combat way |  | 24 |
| 3316604565 | second-hand evidence | evidenced based on research, reading and investigation | 25 | |
| 3316608467 | straw man | fallacy in which the speaker purposefully chooses a poor or weak example in order to ridicule and refute and idea |  | 26 |
| 3316613442 | syllogism | a logical structure that breaks down an argument into Major Premise, Minor Premise, and Conclusion- Deduction |  | 27 |
| 3316615699 | warrant | the assumption shared by the speaker and the audience: Toulmin |  | 28 |
