Vocab List 3 Flashcards
Warrant
Expresses the assumption
Argument
A persuasive discourse, a coherent and considered movement from a claim to a conclusion.
Qualifier
(Usually, probably) tempers the claim.
Claim
The argument’s main position.
Claim of fact
Asserts something is true or not true.
Claim of policy
Proposing a change
Claim of value
Common type of claim, argues that something is good or bad.
Introduction
Introduces the reader to the topic.
Narration
Explaining the topic in further detail.
Confirmation
What the thesis is, analysis.
Refutation
Addressing other points but defending your own.
Conclusion
Ending your argument.
Syllogism
logical argument composed of three parts:
Major premise
which forms the predicate of the conclusion.
Minor premise
The premise in a syllogism containing the minor term, which will form the subject of the conclusion.