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Persuasive Vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
01/29/2013

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fallacies
Definition

a mistaken belief

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slippery slope
Definition

asserting that if we allow A to happen, then Z will consequently happen too, therefore A should not happen

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appeal
Definition

the power or ability to attract or stimulate mind and emotions

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parallelism
Definition

agreement in direction, tendency, or character

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bias
Definition

a tendency that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question

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argument of fad
Definition

writing that attempts to prove validity of a point of view

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sentimental appeals
Definition

manipulating an emotional response in place of a valid or compelling argument

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hasty generalization
Definition

misrepresenting someone's argument to make it easier to attack

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post hoc/proctor hoc
Definition

afterward

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claim
Definition

to assert or maintain as a fact

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concession
Definition

the act of yielding as a point in argument

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faulty analogy
Definition

presuming that a real or percieved relationship between things means that one is the case of another

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pathos
Definition

the quality or power of an actual life experience

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inductive logic
Definition

leading or influencing logic

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deductive logic
Definition

coming to a single conclusion from a general statement

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logical evidence
Definition

evidence that makes sense

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empirical evidence
Definition

coming to a conclusion with previously gained experience

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anecdotal evidence
Definition

a short and simpe narrative of an incident

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ad hominem
Definition

attacking an opponenets character rather than answering a question in an argument

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culture
Definition

the quality of a person in society

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logical fallacy
Definition

a misleading notion

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credible
Definition

capable of being believed

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grounds
Definition

foundation of a belief

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refutation
Definition

counterargument

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persausion
Definition

convincing someone to belief the same thing that you do

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logos
Definition

rational principle that governs the universe (common sense)

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bandwagon
Definition

appealing to popularity

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rhetoric
Definition

the use of effective language

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propaganda
Definition

deliberately spread rumors to harm a certain group

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proposal
Definition

offering or suggesting something; negotiation

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fallacy
Definition

false notion or belief

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antithesis
Definition

a rebuttal

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litotes
Definition

understatement

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rebuttal
Definition

argument made in response

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equivocation
Definition

misleading hedge

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ethos
Definition

fundamental spirit of culture

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media
Definition

middle ground

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euphemism
Definition

phrase created to make something that is harsh, less offesive

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irony
Definition

when you say something and mean something else

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paradox
Definition

a statement or position that seems self contradictory

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anaphora
Definition

repetition of a word

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