Claim, Reasons, Evidence, Anticipation of the Opposition
What are the parts of an argument?
100
Everyone is doing it.
What is bandwagoning?
100
The thesis of an argument.
What is a claim?
100
Rhetoric
What is the art of finding the best means of persuasion?
100
This type of argument attempts to persuade an audience to take on a particular point of view.
(Hint: there are two main goals of argument; this is one of them.)
What is a position argument?
200
An appeal to reason.
What is logos?
200
A chain of events ultimately ending in disaster.
What is a slippery slope?
200
This part of an argument supports the claim.
What are reasons?
200
This is not arguable because it is already accepted as true.
What is a fact?
200
This type of argument judges something good, bad, the best, or the worst according to certain criteria.
What is an evaluation argument?
300
An appeal to emotion.
What is pathos?
300
This fallacy restates the claim, attempting to pass it off as evidence.
What is begging the question?
300
This part of an argument supports the reasons.
What is evidence?
300
This is not arguable because there is nothing at stake, making it not of interest to others except in small talk.
What is an opinion based on personal preference?
300
This type of argument establishes a relationship between events.
What is a causal argument?
400
An appeal to credibility or ethics.
What is ethos?
400
This fallacy suggests there are only two options in a complex situation.
What is an either-or?
400
This part of an argument deals with opposing points of views in order to show why the position being argued is stronger.
What is the anticipation of the opposition?
400
This IS arguable.
What is an opinion based on judgment?
400
This type of argument comes in response to another argument.
What is a rebuttal argument?
500
A claim supported by one or more reasons
What is argument?
500
This fallacy arrives at a conclusion based on very little evidence.
What is a hasty generalization?
500
This is a very poor way to end a short argument.
What is a summary?
500
This type of argument attempts to persuade an audience to take a particular course of action.
What is a proposal argument?
500
This type of argument relies on storytelling to persuade an audience.