AP Lang 141-160

Question 1

Onerous

Answer 1

burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome, causing hardship

Question 2

Discretion

Answer 2

cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

Question 3

Burgeon

Answer 3

to grow rapidly or flourish

Question 4

Axiom

Answer 4

universally reorganized principle

Question 5

Ubiquitous

Answer 5

existing everywhere

Question 6

Disabuse

Answer 6

to undeceive; to set right

Question 7

Heretical

Answer 7

violating accepted dogma or convention

Question 8

Vilify

Answer 8

to defame; to characterize harshly

Question 9

Dogmatic

Answer 9

expressing using rigid opinion based on unproven or improbable principles

Question 10

Perennial

Answer 10

recurrent through the year or many years; happening repeatedly

Question 11

Fallacy

Answer 11

is an erroneous argument dependent upon an unsound or illogical contention. There are many fallacy examples that we can find in everyday conversations

Question 12

Appeal to Ignorance

Answer 12

Happens when one individual utilizes another individuals lack of information on a specific subject as proof that his or her own particular argument is right

Question 13

Appeal to Authority

Answer 13

This sort of error is also known as “Argumentation Verecundia” (argument from modesty) Instead of concentrating on the benefits of an argument, the arguer will attempt to append their argument to an individual of power or authority in an effort to give trustworthiness to their argument.

Question 14

Appeal to Popular Opinion

Answer 14

This sort of appeal is when somebody asserts that a thought or conviction is correct since it is the thing that the general population accepts

Question 15

Association Fallacy

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sometimes called “guilt-by-association” this happens when somebody connects a particular thought or issue to something or somebody negative so as to infer blame on another individual

Question 16

Attacking the Person

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also regarded as “argumentation ad hominem” (argument against the man) this common fallacy used during debates, where an individual substituted a rebuttal with with a personal attack

Question 17

Begging the Question

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The conclusion of a contention is accepted as a statement of the inquiry itself

Question 18

Circular Argument

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this fallacy is also known as “circulus in probando”. This argument takes evidence from an element inside the argument itself

Question 19

Relationship Implies Causation

Answer 19

also called “cum hoc ergo propter hoc,” this fallacy is a deception in which the individual making the contention joins two occasions that happen consecutively and accepts that one created or caused the other

Question 20

False Dilemma/Dichotomy

Answer 20

Sometimes called “bifurcation” this sort of error happens when somebody presents their argument in such a way that there are just two conceivable alternatives left