Argument: Terms to Know

Argument: Terms to Know

“It is hard to ask a question about an ongoing conversation if you don’t listen to the conversation first” (Fletcher 1).

GOAL: KNOW THE TERMS!

• STEP 1: GO THROUGH THESE SLIDES & TAKE NOTES!

• WHEN YOU CAN DEFINE A TERM WITHOUT LOOKING, YOU KNOW IT!

Terms to Know

• BIAS: inclination to hold a particular view or perspective

• CREDIBILITY: accuracy, reliability, and trustworthiness of sources

• EVIDENCE: facts, figures, details, quotations, or other sources of data & info that support claims

Terms to Know

• FALLACIOUS REASONING: faulty or flawed reasoning or logic

• CLAIM: assertion of truth on a position

• COUNTERCLAIM: statement that negates or disagrees with a claim

Terms to Know

• Appeals: rhetorical approaches used to convince an audience

• Rhetoric: artful use of words to persuade an audience

• Argument: a conversation in which there are at least two perspectives

• Stasis: the point of conflict in an argument

Terms to Know

• LOGOS: logical reasoning or evidence provided

• PATHOS: appeals to emotions (anger, sadness, happy, fear)

• ETHOS: speaker/writer establishes credibility, proves to be an expert on the subject discussed

STEP 2: COMPLETE THE QUIZ QUESTIONS!

• Try to complete the questions without your notes.

• Pay attention to the words you miss multiple times.

• Make flashcards or another type of study tool to help you learn these terms.

• Before we can really dig in, we must learn the language of the concept.

• YOU GOT THIS!