Reasoning
Definitions
Sentence Structure
100

using evidence that requires specialized knowledge, appeal to authority

authoritative justification

100

showing dignity and often strait-laced propriety

staid

100

the choice of words being used

diction

200

justifying your main point using logic and establishing certain facts

justification by reasoning

200

shocking, explicit

lurid

200

the way the words are arranged

syntax

300

a conclusion that oversimplifies the argument by reducing it to only two sides or choices, ignoring the range of any logical choices in between

either/or fallacy

300

able to bring about or be suitable for

conducive

300

a logical sentence in which two premises can prove a conclusion; similar to the transitive property in math

syllogism

400

using evidence that is accumulated by way of the human senses

empirical justification

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