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1. A metaphor with a vehicle that draws upon a human experience that is universal
Litotes
Epanalepsis
Archetypal (Metaphor)
Unsound
2. The inference moves from specific to general or from general to specific. The warrant to this argument usually reads 'what is true in this case is true in general' or 'what is true in general is true in this case'
(Argument by) Example
Cicero's Four Stasis Points
Anaphora
Analogy
3. Opposite of Epistrophe
Anaphora
Locus of Quality
Hyperbole
Post hoc - ergo propter hoc
4. Taking the absence of evidence against something as justification for believing that thing is true.
Appeal to Ignorance
Plato
Quantity Quality Essence Existent
Blame
5. Opposite of anadiplosis
Epanalepsis
Modus Tollens
Less Valued Term/Higher Valued Term
Anaphora
6. The system for classifying disassociated terms (visually)
Value Hierarchies
Attitudinal (inherency)
Status
Isocrates
7. Arguing that the conclusion of an argument must be untrue because there is a fallacy in the reasoning. (Just because the premises may not be true - does not mean that the conclusion has to be false)
Fallacy Fallacy
Epanalepsis
Sign
Ethos
8. Affirming or denying a point strongly by asking it as a question; also called a 'rhetorical question'
Fallacy Fallacy
Rhetoric
Erotema
Blame
9. _____ said that concerning all things - there are two contradictory arguments that exist in opposition to one another.
Protagoras
Denying the Antecedent (INVALID)
Checking for Cause argement
Checking for Example argument
10. Deliberate correction
Correctio
Ethos
Unequivocal
Good Will (Ethos)
11. Is a variety of Hasty Generalization; it is when you draw conclusions about a population on the basis of a sample that is too small to be a reliable measure of that population
Intelligence
Refutation Potential
Small Sample
Warrant
12. Faling to bring relevant evidence to bear on an argument
Burden of Rejoinder
Conceding Arguments
Less Valued Term/Higher Valued Term
Suppressed or Overlooked Evidence
13. An argument with true premises and valid form
Formal Debate
Term I/Term II
Sound
Exergasia
14. Anticipatory refutation - in which you preempt an opposition argument before it is even offered.
Ambiguity
Prolepsis
Disassociation of Concepts
Hasty Generalization
15. 1. Applying the tests of reasoning to show weaknesses in arguments and develop counterarguments 2. Accusing opponent of using fallacious reasoning 3. Pointing out a flawed metaphor 4. Discrediting the ethos of opponent 5. Pointing out flawed statisti
Litotes
Tools of Refutation
Corax
Epistrophe
16. All A are B -X is A - therefore - X is B OR All A are B - all B are C - therefore - all A are C OR All A are B - all C are A - therefore - all C are B
Stasis
Straw Person
Categorical (Syllogism)
Corax
17. Misrepresenting an opponent's position as more extreme than it really is and then attacking that version - or attacking a weaker opponent while ignoring a stronger one.
Epistrophe
Corax
Straw Person
Honesty - Dedication - Courage
18. 'X causes Y' is a warrant for what argument
Composition
Epanalepsis
Cause 9Arguing that something caused something else)
Charisma
19. Use of a word or phrase that could have several meanings
Ethos
Prolepsis
Ambiguity
Categorical (Syllogism)
20. Good Moral Character
Claim
Honesty - Dedication - Courage
Red Herring
Warrant
21. An explicit metaphor that overtly compares two things - often using the words 'like' or 'as'
Affirming the Consequent (INVALID)
(Special Topoi for) Science
(at the) Corax (and) Tisias trial
Simile
22. Accepting a token gesture for something more substantive
Consistency
Refutation Potential
Tokenism
Narrative
23. 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth' is a warrant for what arg?
Narrative
Decision Rules
Intelligence
Refutation Strategies
24. The requirement that the opposition responds reasonably to all significant issues presented by the advocate of change.
Cause 9Arguing that something caused something else)
Blame
Burden of Rejoinder
Value-Oriented Arguments
25. Professional Standing - Fame (Ethos)
Status
Decision Rules
Charisma
Analogy
26. A manufactured controversy that is motivated by profit or extreme ideology to intentionally create confusion in the public about an issue of scientific fact that is not in dispute by the scientific community. Used to stop debate at the conjectural le
Blame
Suppressed or Overlooked Evidence
Post hoc - ergo propter hoc
Manufactroversy
27. Can the sign be found without the thing for which it stands? Is an alternative explanation of the maning of the sign more credible? Are there countering signs that indicate that his one sign is false?
Term II (Disassociation Pair)
Hasty Generalization
Checking for Sign argument
Parallelism
28. Values what is concrete rather than what is merely possible
Slippery Slope (Fallacy)
Intelligence
Locus of Existence
Informal Debate
29. Asks - 'of what kind is it?' Involves a question of the quality of the act - whether it is good or bad.
Qualitative (Stasis)
Parallelism
Claim
Checking for Example argument
30. What order does conjectural stasis usually fall in when arguing?
Non Sequitur
Unsound
First
Checking for Narrative argument
31. All A are B - all C are B - therefore no A are C
Epanalepsis
Modus Tollens
Invalid (Categorical Syllogism)
Litotes
32. Civil rights - economic justice - environmental stewardship - government as safety net - worker's rights - diversity
(Special Topoi for) Democrats
Emotionally Charged (Language)
Second (or) Third
Refutation
33. _____ thought that the most worthy study is one that advances the student's ability to speak and deliberate on affairs of the state.
Arguments
Isocrates
Invalid (Categorical Syllogism)
(Argument by) Example
34. What is 'at issue' in a controversy; the place where two sides of an argument come into conflict; the clash between arguments.
Commonplaces
Invalid (Categorical Syllogism)
False Charge of Fallacy
Stasis
35. Circular Reasoning
Erotema
Commonplaces
Begging the Question
Locus of Quantity
36. 'If two things are alike in most respects - they will be alike in this respect too' Warrant for what arg?
(Argument from) Sign
Example
Analogy
Epanalepsis
37. Oppostite of Litotes
Hyperbole
Consistency
(Special Topoi for) American Public Address
Prolepsis
38. Reasoning from case to case
Categorical (Syllogism)
(Argument by) Analogy
Sound
Analogy
39. Accepting an argument by example that reasons from specific to general on the basis of relevant but insufficient information or evidence.
Second
Correctio
Hasty Generalization
Categorical (Syllogism)
40. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost
Stock Issues
Modus Ponens
Hypothetical (Syllogism)
Locus of Essence
41. Whitewashes the effect of your topic to downplay it; less emotional than appropriate
Ill
Unequivocal
(Special Topoi for) Science
Euphimism
42. Draws a conclusion about the PARTS of an ENTITY based on knowledge about the whole entity.
Direct Refutation
Testimony
Division
Arguments
43. Taught by sophists; provides tools to recognize good arguments from bad ones
Anaphora
Rhetoric
Composition
Formal Debate
44. The belief that current thinking - attitudes - values - and actions will continue in the absence of good arguments for their change
Valid
Presumption
Suppressed or Overlooked Evidence
Refutation
45. Religious liberty - limited government - entrepreneurship - military strength - traditional institutions - property rights
Categorical (Syllogism)
(Special Topoi for) Republicans
Less Valued Term/Higher Valued Term
Term II (Disassociation Pair)
46. The proposition or conclusion that the arguer is advancing
Claim
Anaphora
Invalid (Categorical Syllogism)
Anaphora
47. Puritan morality - change and progress - equality of opportunity - rejection of authority - achievement and success
(at the) Corax (and) Tisias trial
Rhetoric
(Special Topoi for) American Public Address
Emotionally Charged (Language)
48. Draws a conclusion about an entire entity based on knowledge about all of its parts
Composition
Epanalepsis
Correctio
Refutation Potential
49. Exaggeration
Hyperbole
Non Sequitur
Conceding Arguments
Anaphora
50. What order do definitional and qualitative stasis usually fall into when put into an argument?
Disassociation of Concepts
Second
Unrepresentative Sample
Formal Debate