Logic and Reasoning Vocab

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A type of communication aimed at influencing thoughts or actions.

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Persuasion

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Convincing someone to act through force or threats

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Coercion

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Credibility or trustworthiness of the speaker/writer

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Ethos

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Appeal to audience's emotions

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Pathos

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Appeal to logic and reason

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Logos

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Principles for determining argument validity

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Logic

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Logically valid argument with strong evidence

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Sound Argument

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Accepted as true or certain without proof

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Assumption

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An error in reasoning that undermines an argument

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Fallacy

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Relationship where one thing causes another.

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Causation