- ambiguous: more than one meaning or interpretation, unclear
- analogy: a comparison of two or more things
- assumption: something accepted as true
- dilemma: to have several possible unfavorable results
- emotion: feelings or sensitivity not based on evidence
- evidence: knowledge or experience used to support an idea
- fallacy: false, deceptive, or using poor reasoning
- false dilemma: to claim two possible results when more than two are possible
- persuasive: influential or convincing
- premise: evidence or reasons to support a statement
- proposition: a statement that you want to prove or support
- reasoning: to make a decision using evidence
- Red Herring: something to distract a person from the real issue
- skeptical: doubtful or questioning
- sound: using good judgment, good sense, and good reasoning
- Straw Man: to change someone's argument to make it easier to attack
- valid: an argument where the conclusions come logically from the evidence