Logical Fallacies - Comp 2

assuming that stories and facts frequently repeated are true, saying something without a fact

common ground/knowledge

broad claim made on basis of few occurrences

hasty generalization

maintains that one this will inevitably cause something else to happen

slippery slope

sets up another persons position in a way that can be easily rejected

straw man

restriction placed on claim to state that it might not always be true (sometimes)

qualifier

taking another persons words from a passage and using them directly in your paper

direct quote

six part model (claim, support, warrant, backing, rebuttal, qualifiers) of argument

toulmin model

something that evokes emotion

pathos

attacking a person for their viewpoint rather than the position they maintain

ad hominem

an illogical step in the formation of an argument

fallacy

used to build common ground and persuade hostile audience

rogerian argument

turning someone else’s words into your own words but still giving them credit for the idea

paraphrase

information that helps explain your ideas

support

what makes a writer credible or attending to the readers beliefs or values to make the information more credible

ethos

turning a large work into a short summary of the main points

summary

persuading using factual evidence and stats

logos

you main idea for an argument essay, what main points you are trying to portray

claim

saying that something is right just because it has been practiced or believed for a long time

appeal to tradition

belief or assumption that the audience and arguer must agree on in order to agree

warrant

claim that something is true because a large population believes it to be true

ad populum

argument with a hidden premise, thought to be implied because its obvious

enthymeme

deductive reasoning that uses set of statements (premises) to draw a conclusion

syllogism