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Index of Trms #1

QuestionAnswer
language expressing a quality apart from a specific object or event; opposite of concrete language Abstract language
"against the man";attacking the arguer rather than the ARGUMENT or issue Ad hominem
"to the people"; playing on the prejudices of the AUDIENCE Ad populum
a COMPARISON in which a thing is inferred to be similar to another thing in a certain way beause it is similar to the thing in other ways analogy
a proposal that something should continue because it has traditionally existed or been done that way Appeal to tradition
a process of reasoning and advancing proff about issues on which conflicting views may be helt; also, a statement or statements providing SUPPORT for a claim Argument
those who will hear an ARGUMENT; more generally, those to whom a communication is addressed Audience
a WARRANT based on the credibility or trustworthiness of the source Authoritative warrant
a respectable, reliable source of evidence Authority
the assurances upon which a WARRANT or assumption is based Backing
making a statement that assumes that the issue being argued has already been decided Begging the Question
reasoning that assumes one event or condition can bring about another Cause and Effect
the conclusion of an argument; what the arguer is trying to prove Claim
a CLAIM thatasserts something exists, has existed, or will exist, based on Date that the AUDIENCE will accept as objectively verifiable Claim of Fact
a CLAIM asserting that specific courses of action should be instituted as solutions to problems Claim of Policy
a CLAIM that asserts some things are more or less desirable than others Claim of Value
a worn-out expression or idea, no longer capable of producing a visual image. Provoking thought about a subject Cliche
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