Types of Essays and Argumentation Techniques

These flashcards cover various types of essays, argumentation techniques, and logical fallacies.

Expository Essay

An essay that focuses on explaining a subject.

Argumentative Essay

An essay that aims to persuade the reader to accept a specific argument.

Personal Essay

An essay that centers around the writer's personal experiences.

Analysis Essay

An essay that examines and interprets ideas.

Expository Thesis

A descriptive thesis that outlines the main points of the essay.

Argumentative Thesis

A specific thesis that states a clear argument.

Explicit Thesis

A thesis that is clearly stated and easy to identify.

Implicit Thesis

A thesis that the reader must infer from the text.

Didactic Voice

A tone that aims to teach or lecture the audience.

Polemic

A writing style that is controversial or argumentative.

Mature Reasoners

Individuals who are well informed, self-critical, and consider the audience in their arguments.

Pathos

An appeal to the audience's emotions.

Ethos

An appeal to the audience's ethics or credibility.

Logos

An appeal to logic and rationality.

Toulmin Model

An argument framework consisting of claim, grounds, and warrant.

Concession-Refutation

Acknowledgment of an opposing viewpoint followed by counter-argument.

Rogerian Conciliation

A neutral approach to argumentation that seeks common ground.

Monroe's Motivated Sequence

A persuasive technique aimed at motivating the audience.

Ad Hominem

A fallacy that attacks the character of the person instead of the argument.

Ad Populum

A fallacy that appeals to emotional responses.

Either/Or Fallacy

A fallacy that presents two unrelated options as the only possibilities.

Bandwagon Appeal

A fallacy that suggests one should do something because everyone else is doing it.

Oversimplification

A fallacy that simplifies a complex issue into a single factor.

Over Generalization

A fallacy that takes one example and applies it universally.

Red Herring

A fallacy that diverts attention from the main issue.

Circular Argument

A fallacy in which the conclusion is included in the premise.

False Analogy

A fallacy that relies on illogical comparisons between two things.

Non-Sequitur

A fallacy where the conclusion does not logically follow from the premises.

Straw Man

A misrepresentation of an argument to make it easier to attack.

Slippery Slope

A fallacy that suggests one action will inevitably lead to a chain of related events.