Elements of Argument
The argument you wish to prove.
What is a claim?
Greek word for appeals that generate emotions (fear, pity, love, anger, jealousy) that the writer hopes will lead the audience to accept the claim.
What is pathos?
Arguments about what happened in the past?
What is forensic arguments?
Fallacy that attacks the person instead of the argument itself.
What is ad hominem?
Greek Philosopher who literally wrote the book on rhetoric.
Who is Aristotle?
An opposing viewpoint or position included in your essay?
What is a counterargument?
Greek word for appeals based on facts and reason.
What is logos?
Arguments about what will or should happen in the future.
What are deliberative arguments?
"America - Love It Or Leave It"
What is either-or or false choice fallacy?
A meaning that is implied by (or associated with) a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly.
What is a connotative meaning?
Limits placed on your claim, which are usually included in the thesis statement.
What are qualifiers?
A rhetorical analysis focuses on ____ the argument is made, as opposed to what the argument does.
What is how?
An argument that seeks to answers the questions "What is it?", "What category does it belong to?", and/or "What conditions must be met?" is an argument of __________.
What is definition?
"Since 85% of consumers purchase PCs rather than Macs, PCs must be better computers."
What is bandwagon fallacy?
The style and format guide used mostly for papers written in humanities disciplines.
What is MLA?
The thesis statement for an argument essay consists of a claim and _________ to support the claim.
What are reasons?
Greek word for appeals based on the authority or credibility of the author/speaker.
What is ethos?
Arguments that explore the current values of a society, affirming or challenging its widely shared beliefs and core assumptions.
What are ceremonial or epideictic arguments.
"If we ban SUVs because they are bad for the environment, eventually the government will ban all cars. So we should not ban SUVs."
What is slippery slope fallacy?
The use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same, or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter.
What is parallelism?
The underlying assumptions that support your claim.
What is a warrant?
Name the 5 elements of the Rhetorical Situation.
What is purpose, audience, genre, medium, and tone?
Kind speech given at a funeral or college graduation.
What is ceremonial or epideictic?
"Cruel and unusual experimentation on helpless animals is inhumane."
What is circular reasoning or begging the question?
The kind of argument, named after a British philosopher, that seeks to emulate the way ordinary people make reasonable arguments.
What is Toulmin argument?