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| 8154257724 | argument | a process of reasoned inquiry; a persuasive discourse resulting in a coherent and considered movement from a claim to a conclusion | 0 | |
| 8154267184 | claim of fact | asserts that something is true or not | 1 | |
| 8154279493 | claim of policy | proposes a change | 2 | |
| 8154281513 | claim of value | argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong | 3 | |
| 8154292497 | classical oration | five-part argument used by rhetoricians (know the 5 parts!) | 4 | |
| 8154298830 | deduction | a logical process whereby one reaches a conclusion by starting with a general principle or universal truth (major premise) and applying it to a specific case (minor premise) | 5 | |
| 8154312728 | induction | a logical process whereby the writer reasons from particulars to universals, using specific cases in order to draw a conclusion, which is also called a generalization | 6 | |
| 8154325847 | syllogism | a logical structure that uses the major premise and minor premise in order to reach a necessary conclusion | 7 | |
| 8154338500 | closed thesis | a statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make | 8 | |
| 8154341700 | open thesis | an open thesis is one that does not list all the points the writer intends to cover in the essay | 9 |
