Academic Vocabulary Unit 10

Question 1

Unfairly appeals to a person’s emotions

Answer 1

Emotional fallacy

Question 2

Unreasonable attack on the writers own authority or character

Answer 2

Ethical fallacy

Question 3

A fallacy that is a personal attack on a character to distract from the argument

Answer 3

Ad hominem

Question 4

A statement in support of a particular truth fact or claim

Answer 4

Testimonial

Question 5

A fallacy in which there is an overstatement of more than is true

Answer 5

Exaggeration

Question 6

A fallacy that that applies broad generalizations to a person or group which are often untrue

Answer 6

Stereotyping

Question 7

Agreeing to an argument simply based on another person who may not be fully qualified

Answer 7

Appeal to athority

Question 8

A fallacy in which a claim is based on faulty logic relating to 2 things only because thaey are in tge same category

Answer 8

Categorical claim

Question 9

Very specific or clear to understand

Answer 9

Explicit message

Question 10

Uses graphics body language to communicate the meaning

Answer 10

Implicit message

Question 11

The attitude toward a subject

Answer 11

Tone

Question 12

Level of sophistication in language, word choice, apperance and delivery of a message

Answer 12

Formality

Question 13

Business like high level vocabulary very structured

Answer 13

formal tone

Question 14

Very personal sometimes slang vocabulary

Answer 14

Informal tone

Question 15

the ability to affect other peoples thinking

Answer 15

Influence

Question 16

Make someone believe something

Answer 16

Persuade

Question 17

The main point expressed about a topic

Answer 17

Argument

Question 18

An argument that is not really sound but may still be convincing

Answer 18

Rhetorical fallacy

Question 19

The means of persuasion is an argument

Answer 19

Appeal

Question 20

Depends on faulty logic

Answer 20

Logical fallacy