Argument Terms

AP Lang

Argument

Statement put forth and supported by evidence; synonymous with claim

Assertion

emphatic statement/declaration

Claim

assertion usually supported by evidence

Counter

a challenge to a position; an opposing argument

Thesis

central idea in a work to which all parts of the work refer

Concede

a reluctant acknowledgement or yielding

refute

discredit an argument, particularly a counterargument

rebut

a refutation, or a contradiction

bias

prejudice or predisposition toward one side of a subject or issue

logic

use and study of valid reasoning

analogy

comparison of 2 things, typically on the basis of structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification

deductive

process of reasoning from one or more statements to reach a logically certain conclusion.

inductive

reasoning in which the premises seek to supply strong evidence for (not proof of) the truth of the conclusion. conclusion is probable rather than certain

inference

conclusion reached based on logical evidence and reasoning

Premise

proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion

propaganda

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular cause or point of view

syllogism

a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion