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| The use of reasoning to lead to or support a valid conclusion |
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| The art of communicating ideas in favor of or against particular beliefs or course of action |
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| Appeal that is based on shared moral values, calls forth the audiance's sense of right, justice, and virtue |
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| Appeal that provides rational arguments to support writers claims and is supported with oblective evidence |
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| Appeal that based on specific examples of suffering or potential threats; includes loaded language, or language that is rich in corrotations |
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| Reasoning that makes a generalization from a set of specific facts |
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| reasoning that moves from general to specific |
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| tells how the general rule applies to the facts at hand |
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| what specifically is being debated |
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| a propostion upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn |
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| the use of evidence and reason to discover some version of the truth |
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| A proposition stated to be discussed and proved against objections |
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| A statement, requiring supporting evidence that assects a belief or truth |
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| Reasons or supporting evidence that stregthen a claim |
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| Counter-argument to a claim |
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| Descibes how the writer or speaker accomplishes his or her aims (ie - to persuade) |
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| Occurs when the rules of logic are not followed |
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| Appeal to popular opinion |
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| also known as the bandwagon appeal, when an idea is considered right simply because others believe that it is |
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| When an idea is considered right simply because a person in position of authority believes it is |
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| Attcking an opponent's character rather then answering his or her argument |
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| A conveniently weak person or object, used as a seeming adversary or argument |
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| An assertion that makes some other statement you have made questionable |
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| The omission of important information, based on the careless belief that the reader already has the assumption |
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| A statement that offers sweeping conclusions on the basis of scanty evidence, while overlooking exceptions or qualifying factors |
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| A statement that repeats itself rather than leads to a completely developed idea; also called circular reasoning |
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