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English persuasive words
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English
10th Grade
01/28/2013

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Concession
Definition

the admitting of a point claimed in an arguement.

 

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Faulty analogy
Definition

is a type of fallacy, and it's when you are trying to compare your topic to completely unrelated issues.



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Pathos
Definition

an emotion of sympathetic pity.

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Inductive logic
Definition

the logic or theory of the methods and reasonings of empirical science.


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Deductive logic
Definition

coming to a single conclusion from a very general statement.


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Logical evidence
Definition

reasonably verifying a proof of a claim

 

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Empirical evidence
Definition

Information that is acquired from observation or experimenting.

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Anedoctal evidence
Definition

a claim of non-factual information based on a person's experience.


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Ad Hominem
Definition

Appealing to personal considerations rather than to logic or reason.


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Culture

 

Definition

the act of developing the intellectual and moral falculties especially by education.


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Spurn
Definition

reject with disdain

 

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Noble
Definition

possessing very high or excellent qualities.


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Honor
Definition

honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and action


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Stoicism
Definition
Indifference to pleasure or pain
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