Argument
A claim of policy suggests a change in what
What is a law?
the process of applying a general statement to specific facts or situations
What is deductive reasoning?
Characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
What is colloquial?
the art of using language effectively and persuasively
What is rhetoric?
lively, easy, and carefree in manner
What is jaunty?
A rebuttal in an argument does this
Addresses why the counter-argument is not as strong of an argument as your position
reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
What is inductive reasoning?
confused; bewildered
What is bemused?
The convergence in a situation of exigency (the need to write), audience, and purpose.
What is the rhetorical situation?
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
What is an allusion?
an issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak
What is exigence?
instead of dealing with the actual issue, it attacks a weaker version of argument
What is a straw man fallacy?
biting, bitter in tone or taste
What is acerbic?
an issue, problem, or situation that causes or prompts someone to write or speak
What is Exigence?
SPACE CAT stands for this
What is Speaker, Purpose, Audience, Context, Exigence, Choices, Appeals, Tone
The logical sequence of a writer's claim, evidence, and commentary that leads a reader to and from a writer's conclusion. (The path of the argument).
What is line of reasoning?
when a speaker introduces an irrelevant issue or piece of evidence to divert attention from the subject of the speech
What is a red herring fallacy?
Expressing sorrow or lamentation
What is elegiac?
A writer's attitude toward his or her subject matter revealed through diction, figurative language, etc.
What is tone?
Role that character assumes or depicts to the reader.
what is persona
A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion.
What is a syllogism?
Ridiculing, mocking
derisive