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| 6182161849 | Ad hominem | Latin for "against the man" this fallacy refers to the specific diversionary tactic of switching the arguement from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker. If you argue that a park in your community should not be renovated because the person supporting is was arrested during a domestic dispute, then you are guilty of this. | 0 | |
| 6183617685 | 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 | |
| 6190701542 | Appeal to false authority | this fallacy occurs when someone who has no expertise to speak on an issue is cited as an authority. | 2 | |
| 6190711866 | Arguement | a process of reasoned inquiry; a persuasive discourse resulting in a coherent and considered movement from a claim to a conclusion. | 3 | |
| 6190729320 | Assumption (Warrant) | In the Toulmin model, the warrant expresses the assumption necessarily shared by the speaker and the audience. | 4 | |
| 6190745327 | Backing | in the Toulmin model, backing consists of further assurances or data without which the assumption lacks authority. | 5 | |
| 6190750906 | Bandwagon appeal | as populum | 6 | |
| 6190754850 | Begging the question | a fallacy in which a claim is based on evidence or support that is in doubt. It "begs" a question whether the support itself is sound. | 7 | |
| 6190769163 | Circular reasoning | A fallacy in which the writer | 8 | |
| 6282923315 | Introduction (exordium) | introduces the reader to the subject under discussion. | 9 | |
| 6282924701 | narration (narratio) | provides factual information and background material at the subject at hand or establishes why the subject is a problem that needs addressing. | 10 | |
| 6282926370 | confirmation (confirmatio) | Usually, the major part of the text this includes proof needed to make the writers case. | 11 | |
| 6282926371 | refutation (refutatio) | addresses the counter-arguement. bridge between writers proof and conclusion. | 12 | |
| 6282927115 | conclusion (perotio) | brings the essay to a satisfying close. | 13 |
