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English Vocab

Vocabulary for english

TermDefinition
inductive specific to general; hasty generalization
deductive general to specific
syllogism major premise-all men are mortal(adam was a man. therefore, adam was mortal.)
premise a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion
ethos ethics, creditability
pathos emotion(s)
logos logic
emotional appeals appealing to emotions such as: fear, envy, hatred, pity,and pride
transfer to visualize yourself in ideal situations presented by ads.
bandwagon appeal the belief that something should be done because the majority of people do it
ellipsis dots To indicate the omission of a word, phrase, or sentence [...]
fallacy hasty generalization, sweeping generalization
false dichotomy (either-or), one end of the spectrum or the other
non sequitur A fallacy in which a conclusion does not follow logically from what preceded it.(does not make sense)
connotation an implied meaning that is associated with a word in addition to its literal meaning
denotation the direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or set of words
misleading quotations out-of-context quotation
ad hominem (against the character of a man) an attempt to persuade someone of the value of a premise based on the characteristics of the person holding that premise
red herring an irrelevant topic is presented in order to divert attention from the original issue (false path)
straw man misrepresented someone's argument to make it easier to attack them
generalizations
stereotype
false analogy
post hoc ergo propter hoc assuming that something comes ofter a specific action act to prevent superstitions
begging the question a statement or claim is assumed to be true without evidence other than the statement or claim itself
slippery slope domino effect.
misleading statistics
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