Building An Effective Argument

Question 0

Three types of claims

Answer 0

1-fact
2-value
3-policy

Question 1

Claim

Answer 1

A viewpoint that you will create, support, and dissent. It must be debatable.

Question 2

Claim of fact

Answer 2

Stated as if it were true or false

Question 3

Claim of value

Answer 3

Asks your audience to a valuate the worth or value something – good, better, or worse.

Question 4

Qualifier

Answer 4

A word or phrase that gives the claim some flexibility

Question 5

Support

Answer 5

Used to back up the claim

Question 6

What are the eight types of support?

Answer 6

1. statistics
2. expert opinion
3. analysis
4. experience
5. analogies
6. anecdotes
7. facts
8. prediction

Question 7

Statistic support

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Not the fact but gives them the feel of a fact

Question 8

Expert opinion support

Answer 8

Uses opinions of experts

Question 9

Analysis support

Answer 9

Involves looking at data and research and investigate it and comparing it for trends.

Question 10

Experience support

Answer 10

Personal experience- use with other types of support

Question 11

Analogies support

Answer 11

Another way to make a comparison

Question 12

Anecdote support

Answer 12

The short story that helps illustrate the point- must be brief.

Question 13

Fact support

Answer 13

Actual facts- hard to argue if you have them.

Question 14

Prediction support

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When you take analyzed data and fraud evidence you have about it or make a prediction for future trends.

Question 15

Three things used for appealing to the audience

Answer 15

1- ethos
2- pathos
3- logos

Question 16

Ethos

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Trustworthiness or credibility

Question 17

Pathos

Answer 17

Is an appeal to emotion

Question 18

Logos

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Appeal to logic-persuades by reason

Question 19

Concessions

Answer 19

When you add knowledge a point from an opposing perspective- break down the point before they can attack with it

Question 20

Calle to action

Answer 20

Often a concluding statement at the end of an argument.

-sometimes a suggestion

Question 21

Fallacies

Answer 21

Usually logical or rhetorical errors made, often unintentionally, finding them in what others say strengthen your argument, avoiding them helps you.