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| 14637367629 | Argument | Convincing readers of the soundness of a particular opinion on a controversial issue using clear thinking and logic | 0 | |
| 14637375059 | Persuasion | utilizes emotional language and dramatic appeals to convince the reader to commit to a course of action | 1 | |
| 14637385474 | Induction | inference of a generalization based on specific evidence | 2 | |
| 14637394947 | Deduction | Begin with a premise, provide evidence or new information, then draw a conclusion. General to specific back to general | 3 | |
| 14637401863 | Fallacies | A mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument | 4 | |
| 14637408780 | Begging the Question | Treating an opinion that is open to question as if it were already proved or disproved | 5 | |
| 14637415656 | Red Herring | Introducing an irrelevant issue intended to distract readers from the relevant issues | 6 | |
| 14637430656 | Ad hominem | Attacking the qualities of the people holding the opposing view rather than the substance of the view itself | 7 | |
| 14637440492 | Bandwagon | Inviting readers to accept a claim because everyone else does | 8 | |
| 14637458139 | Hasty Generalization | making a claim on the basis of inadequate evidence in a rash or hasty manner | 9 | |
| 14637466941 | Sweeping Generalization | making an insupportable statement; these are often absolute statements involving words such as all, always, never, and no one that allow no exceptions; can also be stereotypes | 10 | |
| 14637472864 | Either/or Fallacy | assuming that a complicated question has only two answers, one good and one bad, both good or both bad | 11 | |
| 15123921641 | Diction | The choice of a particular word as opposed to others | 12 | |
| 15123921642 | Colloquialism | The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing | 13 | |
| 15123921643 | Jargon | The specialized language or vocabulary of a particle group or profession | 14 | |
| 15123921644 | Connotation | The emotions, values, or images associated with a word | 15 | |
| 15123921645 | Denotation | The literal meaning of a word; there are no emotions, values or images associated with denotative meaning | 16 |
