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| 15085147163 | ad hominem | a fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute | 0 | |
| 15085157651 | ad populum | bandwagon appeal | 1 | |
| 15085161812 | appeal to false authority | this fallacy occurs when someone who has no expertise to speak on an issue is cited as an authority | 2 | |
| 15085165720 | argument | a process of reasoned inquiry; a persuasive discourse resulting in a coherent and considered movement from a claim to a conclusion | 3 | |
| 15085175119 | assumption | a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof. | 4 | |
| 15085179614 | backing | further assurances or data without which the assumption lacks authority | 5 | |
| 15085197110 | begging the question | a fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt | 6 | |
| 15085215325 | circular reasoning | a fallacy in which the writer repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence | 7 | |
| 15085215326 | claim | states the argument's main idea or position | 8 | |
| 15085224681 | claim of fact | asserts that something is true or not true | 9 | |
| 15085232799 | claim of policy | proposes a change | 10 | |
| 15085232800 | claim of value | argues that something is good or bad, right or wrong | 11 | |
| 15085240629 | classical oration | five-part argument structure used by classical rhetoricians | 12 | |
| 15085240630 | introduction | (exordium) introduces the reader to the subject under discussion | 13 | |
| 15085247823 | narration | (narratio) provides factual information and background material on the subject at hand | 14 | |
| 15085265250 | confirmation | (confirmatio) the proof needed to make the writer's case | 15 | |
| 15085281088 | refutation | (refutatio) addresses the counterargument | 16 | |
| 15085289564 | conclusion | (peroratio) brings the essay to a close | 17 | |
| 15085301410 | closed thesis | a statement of the main idea of the argument that also previews the major points the writer intends to make | 18 | |
| 15085308113 | deduction | the process of moving from a general rule to a specific example | 19 | |
| 15085319985 | either/or (false dilemma) | a fallacy in which the speaker presents two extreme options as the only possible choices | 20 | |
| 15085323935 | fallacy | a false or mistaken idea | 21 | |
| 15085327653 | faulty analogy | a fallacy that occurs when an analogy compares two things that are not comparable | 22 | |
| 15085331570 | first-hand evidence | evidence based on something the writer knows | 23 | |
| 15085339220 | hasty generalization | a fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached because of inadequate evidence | 24 | |
| 15085343709 | induction | the process that moves from a given series of specifics to a generalization | 25 | |
| 15085347751 | open thesis | one that does not list all the points the writer intends to cover in an essay | 26 | |
| 15085357758 | post hoc ergo propter hoc | this fallacy is Latin for "after which therefore because of which," meaning that it is incorrect to always claim that something is a cause just because it happened earlier | 27 | |
| 15085367124 | qualifier | uses words like usually, probably, maybe, in most cases, and most likely to temper the claim, making it less absolute | 28 | |
| 15085375967 | quantitive research | research that provides data that can be expressed with numbers, such as ranks or scales | 29 | |
| 15085386161 | rebuttal | a refutation or contradiction | 30 | |
| 15085390255 | reservation | explains the terms and conditions necessitated by the qualifier | 31 | |
| 15085393204 | Rogerian Argument | based on the assumption that having a full understanding of an opposing position is essential to responding to it persuasively and refuting it in a way that is accommodating rather than alienating | 32 | |
| 15085401333 | second-hand evidence | evidence accessed through research, reading, and investigation | 33 | |
| 15085401334 | straw man | a fallacy that occurs when a speaker chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to ridicule and refute an idea | 34 | |
| 15085405690 | syllogism | a logical structure that uses the major premise and minor premise to reach a necessary conclusion | 35 | |
| 15085414391 | Toulmin Model | an approach to analyzing and constructing arguments | 36 |
