Chapter 9

Question 0

Denial

Answer 0

Opponent does not argue that the advocate has knowingly engaged in distortion or deception, but that arguments are nonetheless unwarranted because the advocate has:

1. Misanalyzed the stich
2. Overlooked important facts
3. Given undue significance to certain facts
4. Drawn unwarranted conclusions from the proof

Question 1

Preemptive Arguments

Answer 1

Arguments that respond to the probable objections the opponent will make before he has a chance to raise them

Question 2

Extenuation

Answer 2

Arguments focus on the circumstances that surround a given fact and its interpretation.