Vocab and Misc.
Sound reasoning to support an argumemt
Validity
An arguable statement. It is an assertion of truth that can be either true or false, but not both at the same time. It is debatable. It is not obvious or general.
Claim
is the "faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. = effective communication.
Rhetoric
Shows how two or more things are alike and/or how they are different.
Compare and Constrast
Information that is used to support a claim. Facts, statistics, and expert opinions.
Evidence
To fight against a common enemy
There should be a tax on fast food to discourage people from eating it and increasing their risk of heart disease. This is an example of a...
Claim
Imagine how you’d feel if you had more money coming in than going out. Feel how great it would be when you can go into a shop and buy anything you wanted. And pay for it. Cash. Your dreams are about to come true
Pathos
Describes items or events in order or tells the steps to follow to do something or make something.
Sequence
Eating foods that are high in salt and saturated fat has been proven to increase your risk of heart disease or stroke. This is an example of...
Evidence
Boundaries
Parameters
(n.) a false notion or belief; an error in thinking
Fallacy
You are struggling to make money. You’re like a swimmer who is fighting against the current. You can’t make headway. But you try, try, try. Soon, you get your first sale. Then more. You become a winner.
Logos
Presenting facts, events, or details in the order in which they occurred in time
Chronological text structure
Game of Thrones is not the best show on television; The Walking Dead is the best show on TV. This is an example of a...
Counterclaim
Resilient
Origin: Latin
re-: back
salire: to jump
resiliens, resilire, to rebound, recoil
Etymology
A claim that is made to offset, discredit, or oppose another claim. The goal is to prove that the original claim is wrong or false.
Counterclaim
I was like you. I didn’t have much money. I struggled to pay the rent. Then I studied the stock market. I was determined to make some money. Sometime I won, sometimes I lost. But I kept trying. And eventually I devised the system that you will learn today. You will finally be rich.
Ethos
Detailing a subject's characteristics
Description
Common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument
Fallacious Reasoning
having the same connotations, implications, or reference
Synonymous
The potential vulnerabilities or weaknesses in an argument. They often arise from a failure to make a logical connection between the claim and the evidence used to support it.
Logical fallacy
Logos
The writing gives the event and then what happened because of the event.
Cause and Effect
A rational link between the evidence and the claim and authorizes the step we make when we draw a conclusion
Reasoning