 | Term | Definition |
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abstract |
not clearly defined |
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ad hominem |
attack of person- logical fallicy |
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ad populem |
attack of a group- logical fallicy |
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ambiguity |
unclear menaing |
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ambivalence |
coexisting of two attitudes |
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anecdote |
a short account of something |
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aphorism |
a saying embodying a general truth |
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argumentation |
discussion dealing with a controversial point |
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bandwagon |
"everyone does it so you should too"-logical fallicy |
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begging the question |
circular reasoning- logical fallicy |
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classification |
placing into a category |
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compare/contrast |
a type of argumentation |
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concession |
yeilding a point in an argument |
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conclusion |
settlement of an argument |
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concrete |
well defined |
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coordination |
harmonious interaction of parts as a whole |
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deduction |
reasoning general to specific |
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distortion |
misrepresentation of the opposing viewpoint |
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emphasis |
stress laid on particular words, by means of position, repetition, or other indication |
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ethos |
actions |
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pathos |
feelings |
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faulty analogy |
misused metaphor in argumentation- logical fallicy |
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hasty generalization |
sweeping, unsupported generality |
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induction |
specific to general reasoning |
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ipse dixit |
unqualified expert- logical fallicy |
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jargon |
specialized vocabulary |
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limited options |
"either this or that"- logical fallicy |
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logical fallicy |
unfair practices to persuade audience |
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nonsequiter |
inference containing an illogical conclusion- logical fallicy |
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paradox |
false proposition |
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parallelism |
The use of identical or equivalent syntactic constructions in corresponding clauses or phrases. |
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polemic |
a controversial argument |
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post hoc ergo propter hoc |
that temporal succession implies a causal relation - logical fallicy |
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premise |
proposition supporting conclusion |
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propaganda |
information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc |
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red herring |
off-topic diversion- logical fallicy |
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rhetorical question |
question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply, |
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slanting |
including only positives of your argument |
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straw man |
a fabricated or conveniently weak or innocuous person, object, matter, etc., used as a seeming adversary or argument |
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subordination |
acting as a modifier, as when I finished, which is subordinate to They were glad in They were glad when I finished. |
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syllogism |
an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. |
