Logical Reasoning Examples
Flowers are plants. A violet is a plant. Therefore, a violet is a plant.
What is deductive reasoning?
Exactly where you found your quote
What is a citation?
general statements of conclusion without providing enough evidence
What is hasty generalization?
A statement that gives the writer's position
What is a claim?
your own additional thoughts to support an argument
What is commentary or elaboration?
Traffic is at a standstill on the highway. There has been an accident up ahead.
What is inductive reasoning?
words used to introduce your quote
What are transition words?
Appealing to the popularity of an idea
What is ad populum?
A statement of opinion about an issue or a problem
What is an argument?
errors in reasoning in the form of misleading or irrelevant information
What are logical fallacies?
Jane fell and can't move her arm. Her arm is broken.
What is abductive reasoning?
word for word what someone else has said
What is a quote?
An attack on someone's character instead of the logic or content of an argument
What is ad hominem?
Facts, examples, and opinions that support reasons
What is evidence?
Writing that gives an opinion about an issue or a problem
What is argumentative?
Harriet was jumping up and down as she read the posted list of who made the soccer team. Harriet made the team!
What is inductive reasoning?
the best verbs to use when quoting a source
What are power verb?
Incorrectly connecting two things based on shared characteristics.
What is a false analogy?
where information comes from
What is a source?
Something that should be developed into a well written body paragraph
What is a reason?
These are my favorite jeans and I can’t fit into them anymore. I must have gained weight.
What is abductive reasoning?
what you need to do for your source
What is identify?
Oversimplifying, attacking, and misrepresenting the viewpoint of another.
What is strawman?
an argument that opposes the main claim
What is a counter claim?
writing that explains or gives information
What is expository?