THIS is the act of asserting, supporting, and defending a claim
What is ARGUMENT?
100
A process for recognizing and using the most effective strategies for influencing thought.
What is Rhetoric?
100
THESE are arguments that appear to be correct, but are actually incorrect
What is a FALLACY?
100
THIS type of argument is either true or false, drawing a specific conclusion from general information
What is a DEDUCTIVE ARGUMENT?
100
Draws attention to the arguer's personal nature, integrity, experience, wisdom, or personality
What is APPEALS TO CHARACTER?
200
Fact, value, and policy are three of these.
What are claims?
200
The discovery and development of ideas
What is INVENTION?
200
Argues that a condition exists, has existed, or will exist
What is a CLAIM OF FACT?
200
THIS is a comparison between two or more similar events or things
What is an ANALOGY?
200
Draws on teh emotions (fears, hopes, sympathies, yearnings) of the audience.
What is APPEALS TO EMOTION?
300
Evidence, examples, and appeals
What are three kinds of support?
300
Invention, Arrangement, Style or voice, Memory, and Delivery.
What are the five categories or CANONS of rhetoric?
300
Argues that something possesses or reflects a particular quality (good, bad, just, unreasonable, practical, unfair, etc.)
What is a CLAIM OF VALUE?
300
THIS refers to two events which occur together regularly at rates higher than probability
What is CORRELATION?
(As opposed to cause and effect)
300
Makes a connection between the subject and a basic human need (such as food, shelter, belonging, intimacy, self-realization, etc.)
What is APPEALS TO NEED?
400
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
What are three appeals?
400
Tension or exigence
arguer
audience
method of communication
rules of communication
text or message
What is the Rhetorical Situation?
400
Clarity, Credibility, Relevance, Completeness and Soundness are used to do THIS
What is EVALUATE AN ARGUMENT?
400
References to some public knowledge from history, current, events, popular culture, religion, or literature.
What is ALLUSION?
400
THIS is a form of government that is ruled by the people
What is a DEMOCRACY?
500
These are two kinds of arguments
What are Toulmin and Rogerian?
500
THIS is information that is heard by someone and then repeated to another, and is usually unreliable
What is HEARSAY?
500
Argues that some action should be taken or some change made.
What is a CLAIM OF POLICY?
500
THIS type of argument is either strong or weak, forcing a general conclusion from specific information
What is an INDUCTIVE ARGUMENT?
500
Makes a connection between the topic and a shared value or principle (such as fairness, equality, honor, kindness, selflessness, duty, responsibility, profit, or practicality).