Argument
An argument must have 3 essential pieces. They are...
Claim, Warrant, Impact
The topic being debated is the...
Resolution
A piece of paper on which judges provide feedback is called a...
Ballot
an attack on the character of a person rather than his or her opinions or arguments
Ad Hominem
Most doctors agree that people in America take too many unnecessary drugs.
Appeal to Authority
"Vegetables are good" is a...
Claim (i.e. assertion)
A large argument that supports a case is called a...
Contention
Written text from which the speaker memorizes, practices, etc. is called a...
Script
an appeal that presents what most people, or a group of people think, in order to persuade one to think the same way
Bandwagon
No one can actually prove that God exists; therefore God does not exist.
Appeal to Ignorance
"Vegetables have nutrients" is a...
Warrant (i.e. a reason why an assertion is true)
The process of breaking down a resolution is called the...
Topic Analysis
How a speaker should move during a speech for the proper dramatic effect is called...
Blocking
one event is said to be the cause of a later event simply because it occurred earlier
Post Hoc
You are for us, or you are against us.
Black/White or False Dilemma
"It's important that vegetables are good, because their nutrients contribute to a healthy body" is an...
Impact (i.e. the importance of the warranted claim/why the audience should care)
Counterargument
The process of connecting or joining parts of literature in order to create the desired effect is called...
Cutting
This is a conclusion based on insufficient or biased evidence. In other words, you are rushing to a conclusion before you have all the relevant facts.
Hasty Generalization
People who have to have a cup of coffee every morning before they can function have no less a problem than alcoholics who have to have their alcohol each day to sustain them.
Faulty analogy
The rhetorical appeals that must be considered when constructing an argument are...
Ethos, Logos, Pathos
Cross-Examination (CX)
Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure is called...
Prose
The conclusion that the writer should prove is validated within the claim.
Begging the Question
the argument that drugs are morally wrong and drug addicts should all be locked up
Dogmatism