Rhetorical Proof

Proof established through interaction between the speaker and the listeners; provides support for a conclusion but not assurance that it is true

Reasonable

would be inferred by most people when exercising their critical judgement

claim

A statement that a speaker asks listeners to accept and that the  speaker tries to prove

inference

 a mental leap from the supporting material to the claim

Examples

specific instances used to illustrate a more general claim

representative

typical of the larger category from which a case is selected

fallacy

an inference that appears to be sound bt that, on inspection, contains a significant flaw.

fallacy of composition

assuming that what is true of the part is automatically true of the whole

fallacy of division

assuming that what is true of the whole is automatically true of the part

analogy

a comparison of people, places, things, events or more abstract relationships

literal analogy

a direct comparison of objects, people, or events

figurative analogy

a comparison of the relationships between objects, people, or events

sign

something that stands for something else. ex: alot of students absent from class increases suddenly

sign of flu epidemic

casual inference

A pattern of inference that suggests that one factor brings about another

pontification

offering judgement without providing any bases for them

non sequitar

a claim that is unrelated to the supporting material

circular arguement

only restating the claim in slightly differnt words, rather than supporting the claim

target audience

those individuals within a larger audience that a speaker especially wants to address