Rhetorical Situation
This SPACE CAT term refers to an individual who seeks to communicate persuasively.
Who is the speaker?
This term refers to appeals to the audience's logic and reasoning.
What is logos?
This influential thinker introduced a schema (or structure) that includes such terms as claim, data, warrant, backing, rebuttal, and qualifier.
Who is Stephen Toulmin?
A method of reasoning from specific observations to generalizations
What is inductive logic?
An appeal to the popularity of an idea, product, or service
What is an ad populum (or band wagon) fallacy?
This SPACE CAT term refers to the intended recipients of the communication act.
Who is the audience?
This term refers to appeals to the audience's emotions.
What is pathos?
This influential thinker advocated for developing an argument in which the speaker or writer thoroughly considers the two opposing sides before presenting a compromised approach.
Who is Carl Rogers?
A method of reasoning from generalizations to specific situations
What is deductive reasoning?
An attack against a person
What is an ad hominem fallacy?
This SPACE CAT term refers to the goal of the communication act.
What is the purpose?
This term refers to the communicator's credibility.
What is ethos?
This professor wrote the article "Fake News and the Future of Journalism."
Who is Pablo Boczkowski?
A mistake in reasoning and critical thinking
What is a logical fallacy?
The presentation of a limited set of options (either X or Y) that ignore other possibilities
What is a false dilemma?
This SPACE CAT term refers to the time and setting of the communication.
What is the context?
This term refers to the timeliness of the communication act.
What is kairos?
This professor wrote the essay "Navigating Genres."
Who is Kerry Dirk?
Accuracy of data (whether the results measure what they were supposed to)
What is validity?
A conclusion that does not logically follow from the premise
What is a non sequitur?
This SPACE CAT term refers to the timeliness of the communication act.
What is the exigence?
During the fourth century BCE, Aristotle wrote this book in which he introduced the rhetorical appeals.
What is Rhetoric or Art of Rhetoric?
This professor wrote the article "Finding the Good Argument OR Why Bother with Logic."
Who is Rebecca Jones?
Consistency of data (whether the results of a study can be reproduced under the same conditions)
What is reliability?
The deliberate attempt to misrepresent another person’s argument and therefore make it look weak
What is a straw man fallacy?