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1. Circular Reasoning
Begging the Question
Stasis
Anadiplosis
Sophist
2. Indicating that something (the claim) is or is not. Is an argument from _____ ? (not a stasis point)
Refutation
(Argument from) Sign
Anadiplosis
Sign
3. If A then B A Therefore B
Modus Ponens
Sophist
Gorgias
Argument
4. 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
Correctio
Tools of Refutation
Decorum
Antithesis
5. Repetition of the ending of one clause or sentence at the beginning of another.
Checking for Example argument
Agree on Commonality then refute
Anadiplosis
Ad Hominem
6. Did not pay Corax for sophistry lessons and was taken to court
Common Practice (Fallacy)
Tisias
Metaphor
(Argument of ) General probability
7. Value Hierarchy Visualization
Quantitative (significance)
Commonplaces
Hyperbole
Term I/Term II
8. Common practice and traditional wisdom fallacies are categories of _____
(Argument from) Testimony
Locus of Essence
Tu Quoque
Structural (inherency)
9. The inference reasons that what a trustworthy source says is true. The warrant to this argument usually says - 'When a qualified person says something is true - it's true'
(Argument from) Testimony
Formal Logic
Term I/Term II
Epanalepsis
10. The inference reasons from meaning or lesson of a story to a claim. The warrant usually says 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth'
Mercenary Scientists
Structural (inherency)
(Argument from) Narrative
Sound
11. 'The moral to a story tells us a greater truth' is a warrant for what arg?
Unequivocal
(at the) Corax (and) Tisias trial
Sign
Narrative
12. Draws a conclusions about ONE MEMBER of a GROUP based on a general rule about all members
Accident
Sign
Composition
Emotionally Charged (Language)
13. Ill - Blame - Cure - Cost
Erotema
(Argument from) Testimony
Culturetypal (Metaphor)
Stock Issues
14. The inference moves from cause to effect or effect to cause - arguing that something is the direct result of something else. The warrant to this argument is usually formatted as: 'X is a form of Y'
Locus of Quantity
Vehicle (and) Tenor
Consistency
(Argument from) Cause
15. What order does conjectural stasis usually fall in when arguing?
Cause 9Arguing that something caused something else)
(Special Topoi for) American Public Address
First
Ethos
16. Four categories of the Loci of the Preferable
Special Topoi
Appeal to Authority
Quantity Quality Essence Existent
Narrative
17. Relative advantages and disadvantages of the new policy. Are the adverse effects going to outweigh the benefits?
Commonplaces
Cost
Locus of Essence
Term I (Disassociation Pair)
18. The inference says that one thing is a sign of another. It's usually used in an argument that something IS. The warrant to this argument is usually in the form 'X is a sign of Y'
(Argument from) Sign
Term I (Disassociation Pair)
Anaphora
Epanalepsis
19. Is a variation of Appeal to Ignorance. It is when you accept an argument that the presumption lies with one side and the other side has the burden of proving its case when the reverse is actually true
Categorical (Syllogism)
Refutation Strategies
Shifting the Burden of Proof
Categorical (Syllogism)
20. Honesty - Dedication - Courage (What part of Ethos)
(Argument from) Cause
Good Moral Character
Simile
Aristotle
21. Assuming as a premise some form of the very point that is at issue - the very conclusion we intend to prove. Also called circular reasoning.
Mercenary Scientists
(at the) Corax (and) Tisias trial
Begging the Question
Culturetypal (Metaphor)
22. Religious liberty - limited government - entrepreneurship - military strength - traditional institutions - property rights
(Special Topoi for) Republicans
Epanalepsis
Narrative
Tu Quoque
23. All A are B -no B are C - therefore - no A are C
Division
Hasty Generalization
Categorical (Syllogism)
Formal Debate
24. Arguments that are flawed (not from formal logic)
Post hoc - ergo propter hoc
Accident
Fallacies
Modus Ponens
25. Values what is at the core or essence of a group (or class) rather than what is at the margins
Epistrophe
(Argument from) Cause
Locus of Essence
Turn
26. Does the moral really follow from the story? Is the narrative plausible and coherent? Are the characterizations consistent?
Procedural (Stasis)
Checking for Narrative argument
(at the) Corax (and) Tisias trial
Agree on Commonality then refute
27. Have both claims - reason - and at least two sides
Denying the Antecedent (INVALID)
Arguments
Fallacies
Testimony
28. Values what is concrete rather than what is merely possible
Locus of Existence
Straw Person
Ill
Term I/Term II
29. The list that builds
Division
Refutation Potential
Incrementum
Begging the Question
30. Obligation of the arguer advocating change to overcome the presumption through argument
Toulmin Model
Honesty - Dedication - Courage
Burden of proof
(Special Topoi for) American Public Address
31. The inference compares two similar things - saying that since they are alike in some respects - they are alike in another respect. It can be a figurative analogy or a literal analogy. The warrant usually reads: 'if two things are alike in most respec
Nonassociated (commonplaces)
Hyperbole
(Argument by) Analogy
Checking for Narrative argument
32. 'X is an sign of Y' is what arg's warrant?
Locus of Existence
Grounds (or data)
Sign
Traditional Wisdom (Fallacy)
33. An argument that either lacks validity - soundness or both.
Unsound
Appeal to Ignorance
Unrepresentative Sample
False Dichotomy
34. An argument with true premises and valid form
Definitional (Stasis)
Sound
Analogy
Honesty - Dedication - Courage
35. Accepting an argument that you should believe something is true just because the majority believes it is true.
Status
Second
Ad Populum
Ambiguity
36. Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas
Antithesis
Burden of proof
Locus of Quality
Tu Quoque
37. An explicit metaphor that overtly compares two things - often using the words 'like' or 'as'
Fallacy Fallacy
Less Valued Term/Higher Valued Term
Culturetypal (Metaphor)
Simile
38. Demonstrating respect and care for the audience
Traditional Wisdom (Fallacy)
Tokenism
Ad Populum
Good Will (Ethos)
39. 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
Euphimism
Value-Oriented Arguments
Checking for Narrative argument
40. The belief that current thinking - attitudes - values - and actions will continue in the absence of good arguments for their change
Presumption
Corax
Shifting the Burden of Proof
Ad Populum
41. Values what is unique - irreplaceable or original
Shifting the Burden of Proof
Locus of Quality
(Special Topoi for) Democrats
Disassociation of Concepts
42. Use of a word or phrase that could have several meanings
Charisma
Epistrophe
Litotes
Ambiguity
43. 'What is true in this case is true in general' or 'What is true in general is true in this case' Is a warrant for what kind of argument?
Burden of proof
Example
Tisias
Charisma
44. Agreeing to some of the arguments made by your opponents so that you can focus on others
Conceding Arguments
Gorgias
Anaphora
Popular Democracy
45. These seats or commonplaces of argument suggest inferences that arguers might make that are based on the habits of thought and value hierarchies that everyone shares
First
Loci of the Preferable
Culturetypal (Metaphor)
Cliche
46. The requirement that the opposition responds reasonably to all significant issues presented by the advocate of change.
Sign
Accident
Burden of Rejoinder
Ethos
47. Repetition of the endings of successive clauses - sentences - or lines.
Epistrophe
Term I (Disassociation Pair)
Status
Culturetypal (Metaphor)
48. 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
Quantitative (significance)
Term I/Term II
Exergasia
49. What kind of commonplaces 'deflect reality'
Begging the Question
Qualitative (Stasis)
Nonassociated (commonplaces)
Anaphora
50. Drawing an analogical conclusion when the cases compared are not relevantly alike
Hyperbole
Questionable Analogy
Checking for Example argument
Formal Logic