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AP Lang argument terms
fallacies and other terms
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English
10th Grade
03/17/2013

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assumption/premise
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connection between evidence and conclusion from evidence; sums up idea at end of paragraph
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warrants
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connects evidence and claim together; anecdote back to claim
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qualifier
Definition
restriction placed on claim so that it may not always be true
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reservation
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restriction placed on warrant, so that without certain conditions being met there may not always be a connection between data and claim
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syllogism
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A=B, B=C, C=A uses logic
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enthymeme
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reasonably assuming something, broad statement
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classical model
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rhetorical triangle
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rogerian model
Definition
find common ground and then compromise
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toulmin
Definition
justification of something instead of inference making
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slippery slope
Definition
if a happens then b happens so a can't happen
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hasty generalization
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its the first day and its gonna be boring
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post hoc ergo propter hoc
Definition
A happened and B happend then B caused A, cause and effect
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genetic fallacy
Definition
volkswagon german so evil
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begging the claim
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filthy coal should be banned
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circular argument
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bush is a good speaker because he talks well
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ad hominem
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black guys can't be rich because there black
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ad populum
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emotional appeal that pushes away problem at hand
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red herring
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level of mercury unsafe but what will fisherman do for their families?
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straw man
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if you dont support gay rights your sexest
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moral equivalence
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as bad as hitler
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