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Arguments or Rhetorical Devices
Persuasive Vocabulary
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English
10th Grade
01/29/2013

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Term

 

  Deductive Logic


 



 

 

 

 

 

Definition

 


 

Is the reasoning which constructs


   or evaluates deductive


  arguments


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Empirical Evidence 



 

Definition

 


based on or characterized by observation and experiment instead of theory

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Logical Evidence 




 

Definition

based on facts, clear rational thought, and sensible reasoning

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Anecdotal 

Evidence 





 

Definition

consisting of or based on secondhand accounts rather than firsthand knowledge or experience or scientific investigation

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Ad hominem 



 

 

Definition

appealing to people's emotions and prejudices instead of their ability to think

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Culture 


 

 

Definition

Art, music, literature, and related intellectual activities, considered collectively

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Logical Fallacy 




 

 

Definition


based on facts, clear rational thought, and sensible reasoning

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Credible


 

 

Definition

easy to believe and 

inspiring trust and confidence

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Grounds 



 

 

Definition


an area of knowledge or debate

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a reason or basis

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Refutation (counterargument)


 

Definition

Denial, repudiatin, negation, discalimer

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Persuasion


 

Definition

The action or fact of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something.

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Logos


 

Definition

The principle of reason and judgment, associated with the animus.

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Bandwagon



 

 

Definition

a cause or movement that is gaining popularity and support

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Rhetoric


 

 

Definition

speech or writing that communicates its point persuasively and or complex or elaborate language that only succeeds in sounding pretentious[image]


 

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