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Rhetoric
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Study of speaking or writing as a means of communication or persuasion
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Argumentation
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Communication that attempts to state an opinion on an issue and the reasons the opinion is held
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Persuassion
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Communication that attempts to bring about a change in the thinking or actions of others
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Logic
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Systematic, orderly thinking
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Logical fallacy
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Error in reasoning or logic
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Loaded language
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Emotionally charged words that may be positive (purr) or negative (snarl)
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Purr words
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Positive loaded language
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Snarl words
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Negative loaded language
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Premise
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Proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis for an argument
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Anteccedent
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Precedes or comes before something else
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Induction
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Argument that draws general conclusions from specific facts
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Deducation
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Argument that starts with generalization and derives a specific fact from it
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Argument by analogy
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Argument based upon a specific comparison
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Oversimplification
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Assuming only cause when there are logically others
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Post hoc
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Latin for "after this." arguing that one thing causes another to happen
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