Argument Unit Review

Front

What is the intended target group of a message called?

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Audience

Front

An incorrect argument that is not based on sound reasoning is called?

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Logical fallacy

Front

Method of persuasion based on emotional appeal to the audience?

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Pathos

Front

The reason an author writes about a particular topic is known as?

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Author's purpose

Front

If a person has a tendency or urge to feel a certain way about something or forms an opinion about a topic before having evidence, they are showing?

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Bias

Front

What is the method of persuasion based on logical reasoning called?

Back

Logos

Front

What is the credibility or ethical appeal of the speaker or writer called?

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Ethos

Front

What term describes a statement that can be proven true or false?

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Claim

Front

What is the main argument or position taken by the author in a piece of writing?

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Thesis

Front

What is the term for a counterargument that challenges the main argument?

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Counterargument