Engaging with Sources
The formatting and citation style for the course.
What is MLA Style?
A type of traditional argument that includes a Claim, Support, Warrant, Backing, Rebuttal, and Qualifer.
What is the Toulmin model?
A type of claim that argues whether or not something has merit.
What is a claim of value?
A scare tactic that suggests if one thing happens, it will cause multiple bad things to happen as a result.
What is the slippery slope fallacy?
Type of proof that focuses on observable evidence and reasoning.
What is logos?
A broad, general overview of a source.
What is summary?
The main overall argument.
What is the claim?
A type of reasoning that examines multiple examples and draws a conclusion from them.
What is inductive reasoning?
A personal attack on character rather than policies or ideas.
What is the ad hominem fallacy?
What is ethos?
A short explanation of a specific part of a source, written in your own words.
What is paraphrase?
The softened restatement of the claim.
What is the qualifier?
A type of claim that argues for specific action or change to be made.
What is a claim of policy?
Judging someone based on their affiliations or connections.
What is the guilt by association fallacy?
Type of proof that appeals to emotion.
What is pathos?
A type of consensual argument that offers a rebuttal of compromise.
What is Rogerian style rebuttal?
The support for the warrant.
What is the backing?
An extended personal story or example, meant to evoke emotion.
What is a pathos anecdote?
Attributing a false argument to an opponent and harshly refuting it.
What is the straw man fallacy?
What is logic / logos?
What is synthesis?
The underlying implicit assumption an audience needs to believe in order to buy into the argument.
What is the contextual warrant?
A critical evaluation of whether a proof lines up with the claim or not.
What is a test of validity?
Will also accept: What is the logical warrant?
Irrelevant or misleading "support" meant to distract.
What is a red herring?
What is kairos?