Honors Writing and Rhetoric Final Review

What is the order of a debate?

Constructive, Rebuttal, and Conclusion

What is the Proposition?

The topic being debated, often proposed as a question

What is the Resolution?

A team’s position on a topic

What is the Claim

The argument. It encompasses both the main claim and reasons (controls)

What is the Premise?

A belief or value that underlies a claim (the because statement)

What is the Rebuttal?

The counterargument; responding to the other team’s constructive portion and pointing out flaws with their presented claims, premises, evidence, or reasoning

What is the “Ad Hominem” Fallacy?

Attacking the character of the opponent rather than their argument

What is the Straw Man Fallacy?

Oversimplifying an opponent's viewpoint and then attacking that new, hollow argument

What is the False Dichotomy Fallacy (also known as Burification)

Oversimplifying an argument by reducing it to only two possibilities (one of these possibilities is often an extreme)

What is the False Authority Fallacy?

Trusting a person despite the fact that their expertise lacks relevance and actual evidence (ex: a celebrity endorsing a product)

What is the No True Scotsman Fallacy?

Disregarding an opponent’s point by claiming their example doesn’t fit a made up definition

What is the Hasty Generalization Fallacy?

Making a claim based on insufficient evidence

What is the Slippery Slope Fallacy?

Claiming that if A happens, eventually B and C will occur (A chain reaction)

What is the Bandwagon Fallacy?

Relies on perceived or real popularity as reflective or fact. Argues something must be true “because a lot of people think so”

Whats are the 3 Rhetorical Appeals

Ethos, Pathos, and Logos

What is Ethos?

Appeal to credibility

What is Pathos?

Appeal to emotion

What is Logos?

Appeal to statistics/evidence and reasoning