Words

Question 1

Claim

Answer 1

State or asset that something is the case, typically without avoidance or proof

Question 2

Persuasion

Answer 2

The action or fact of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something

Question 3

Argument

Answer 3

An exchange of diverging opposite views

Question 4

Evidence

Answer 4

The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief is true or valid

Question 5

Stereotype

Answer 5

a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing

Question 6

Emotional appeal

Answer 6

Appeal to emotion or argumentum ad passiones is an informal fallacy characterized by the manipulation of the recipient’s emotions

Question 7

Generalization

Answer 7

general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases

Question 8

Faulty reasoning

Answer 8

Faulty reasoning occurs when the conclusion is not supported by the data

Question 9

bandwagon effect

Answer 9

The bandwagon effect is a psychological phenomenon in which people do something primarily because other people are doing it

Question 10

Loaded language

Answer 10

is rhetoric used to influence an audience by using words and phrases with strong connotations associated with them

Question 11

Refute

Answer 11

prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false

Question 12

Rebuttal

Answer 12

In law, rebuttal is a form of evidence that is presented to contradict or nullify other evidence that has been presented by an adverse party

Question 13

Debate

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a formal discussion on a particular topic

Question 14

Editorial

Answer 14

An editorial is when Illustrated editorials may appear in the form of editorial cartoons.

Question 15

Counter argument

Answer 15

an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.

Question 16

Rhetorical question

Answer 16

a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer

Question 17

Propaganda

Answer 17

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature

Question 18

Aristotle

Answer 18

Aristotle determined that persuasion comprises a combination of three appeals: logos, pathos, and ethos

Question 19

Rhetoric

Answer 19

the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques

Question 20

fallacy

Answer 20

a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument