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Persuasion
13 Persuasion words
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English
10th Grade
01/28/2013

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 Fallacies

 

Definition
A mistaken belief, esp. one based on unsound argument.
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Slippery slope

Definition
 a course of action that seems to lead inevitably from one action or result to another with unintended consequences
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Appeal

Definition
An earnest or urgent request, entreaty, or supplication.
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Parallelism

Definition
The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.
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Bias

Definition
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

 

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Argument of fact

Definition
Arguing for the fact
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Sentimental appeals

Definition

expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the 

tenderemotions and feelings, as love, pity.

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Hasty generalizations
Definition
Hasty generalization is a logical fallacy of faulty generalization by reaching an inductive generalization based on insufficient.
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Post hoc, ergo proctor hoc

Definition
post hoc: the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation.
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Claim

Definition
State or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.

 

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Concession

Definition
The act of conceding.
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Faulty analogy

Definition
assuming either that properties shared between two situations or existents will continue to be found indefinitely or that shared
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Pathos

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