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| 304987340 | Argument | a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true | |
| 304987341 | Assertion | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) | |
| 304987342 | Deductive Reasoning | reasoning in which a conclusion is reached by stating a general principle and then applying that principle to a specific case (The sun rises every morning; therefore, the sun will rise on Tuesday morning.) | |
| 304987343 | Evidence | anything that provides information used to prove or disprove alleged facts | |
| 304987344 | Fallacies | a misleading or false idea; mistaken reasoning | |
| 305002527 | Inductive Reasoning | reasoning from detailed facts to general principles | |
| 305002528 | Premise | a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn | |
| 305002529 | Rational Appeal | In argumentative and persuasive writing, the appeal to readers; rational faculties - to their ability to reason logically - in order to win agreement or compel action. | |
| 305002530 | Syllogism | a form of deductive reasoning in which the conclusion is supported by a major and minor premise | |
| 305002531 | Thesis | a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research | |
| 305002532 | Claim | demand for something as rightful or due | |
| 305002534 | Rebuttal | the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument | |
| 305002535 | Data | a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn | |
| 305002536 | Warrant | a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications | |
| 305002537 | Backing | the act of providing approval and support | |
| 305002538 | Claim Of Policy | a claim asserting that specific courses of action should be instituted as solutions to problems | |
| 305002539 | Claim Of Value | a claim that asserts some things are more or less desirable than others | |
| 305002540 | Claim Of Definition | explains what something means | |
| 305002541 | Claim Of Cause | before and after relationship; links and effects the reason for it | |
| 324486436 | Antithesis | the direct opposite, a sharp contrast | |
| 324486437 | Concession | a point conceded or yielded | |
| 324486438 | Direct Address | speaking directly to another | |
| 332702343 | Reasoning | thinking that is coherent and logical | |
| 332702344 | Loaded Words | words that are emotionally charged--either positively or negatively. |
