Elements Of Argument

Question 1

Genre

Answer 1

The category of writing

Question 2

Rhetoric

Answer 2

The art of speaking to persuade others

Question 3

Issue

Answer 3

A defined and debated question

Question 4

Warrant

Answer 4

The value that is to be held if the logic of the argument is accepted

Question 5

Backing

Answer 5

Supports the warrant

Question 6

Reasons

Answer 6

Support the claim

Question 7

Grounds

Answer 7

Facts or evidence that supports the claim

Question 8

Qualifications

Answer 8

When an author agrees, in part to an assertion but wishes to redefine the assertion

Question 9

Rebuttal

Answer 9

Admitting an opposing argument to prove an argument wrong

Question 10

Inference

Answer 10

A conclusion one can draw from presented details

Question 11

Deduction

Answer 11

Moving from generalizations to specific example

Question 12

Induction

Answer 12

Moves from specific example to generalizations

Question 13

Objectivity

Answer 13

An impersonal presentation of events and characters influenced by authors feelings

Question 14

Subjectivity

Answer 14

Personal presentation of events influenced by authors feelings

Question 15

Fallacy

Answer 15

An argument or reasoning in which the conclusion does not follow the premise- false argument

Question 16

Generalizations

Answer 16

When a writer bases a claim upon isolated example or asserts that a claim is rather probability