Deductive Logic

Is the reasoning which constructs

   or evaluates deductive

  arguments

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Empirical Evidence 

based on or characterized by observation and experiment instead of theory

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Logical Evidence 

based on facts, clear rational thought, and sensible reasoning

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Anecdotal 

Evidence 

consisting of or based on secondhand accounts rather than firsthand knowledge or experience or scientific investigation

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Ad hominem 

appealing to people's emotions and prejudices instead of their ability to think

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Culture 

Art, music, literature, and related intellectual activities, considered collectively

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Logical Fallacy 

based on facts, clear rational thought, and sensible reasoning

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Credible

easy to believe and 

inspiring trust and confidence

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Grounds 

an area of knowledge or debate

or 

a reason or basis

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Refutation (counterargument)

Denial, repudiatin, negation, discalimer

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Persuasion

The action or fact of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something.

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Logos

The principle of reason and judgment, associated with the animus.

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Bandwagon

a cause or movement that is gaining popularity and support

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Rhetoric

speech or writing that communicates its point persuasively and or complex or elaborate language that only succeeds in sounding pretentious[image]