Fallacies

defects that weaken arguments; it is sometimes hard to evaluate whether an argument is fallacious

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The arguer claims that a sort of chain reaction, usually ending in some dire consequence, will take place, but there's really not enough evidence for that assumption

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an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, or mercy

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Parallelism, or parallel construction, occurs when a writer or speaker expresses ideas of equal worth with the same grammatical form. The statement, Parallelism in literature is a way of writing that is balanced and rhythmical. It gives structure and flow."Veni, vidi, vici," (I came, I saw, I conquered) by Julius Caesar is an example of parallelism.

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A debate that uses facts to support the argument

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An attempt at attrubtuing emotions, like anger or love, o inappropiate situations

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Making assumptions about a whole group or range of cases based on a sample that is inadequate (usually because it is atypical or just too small).

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Assuming that because B comes after A, A caused B.

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To demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as a due

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A thing that is granted, esp. in response to demands; a thing conceded

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A comparison that is used  to demonstrate a  point but whih is invalid (i.e., the issues being compared are ont properly comparable)

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means persuading by appealing to the reader's emotions. We can look at texts ranging from classic essays to contemporary advertisements to see how pathos, emotional appeals, is used to persuade. Language choice affects the audience's emotional response, and emotional appeal can effectively be used to enhance an argument. 

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Conclusion or type of reasoning whereby observation or information about a part of a class is applied to the class as a whole. Contrast with deductive.

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The reasoning process by which a conclusion is drawn from set of premises and contains no more facts than these premises

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When a writer tries to persuade the audience based on statistics, facts, and reasons. The process of reasoning

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origninatin in or based on observation or experience

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Non-scientific observations or studies, which do not provide proof but may assist research efforts

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You attacked your opponent's character or personal traits in an

attempt to undermine their argument.

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The behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic or age group 

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