Everythings an Argument Chapter 7-8

Claim is...

A debatable statement

Enthymeme

A statement with justification and than action (often leaving out things that people will assume)

Arguement of Fact

An argument that is based on the truth of a fact or statement

Inductive reasoning

Giving examples and then drawing a conclusion from them

Narratio

Putting the argument in context

Tannen's Evidence

She provides examples of past great compromises and how the word has negative connotations

Tannen's reason

The credit and stability of the U.S government is at stake

Tannen's claim

The death of compromise has become a threat to our nation

Backing

The evidence that supports a warrant

Partitio

The speaker divides up the subject and explains what the claim is and what the key issues are.

confirmatio

The speaker gives support for the claim using logic and reason

Invitational Argument

The speaker invites the opposition to argue with the hope to find middle ground

Refutatio

The speaker recognises the opponents and refutes their claim

Peroratio

The speaker summarises the case and moves the audience

Rogerian Argument

The speaker tries to create a situation that would fit both sides of the argument

Exordium

The writer tries to win the attention of the audience

Warrant

To justify or connect your evidence to your claim

Hypothesis

Unconfirmed and plausible statements of fact that need to be proven

Factual argument

Whether something is or is not so

Qualifiers

Words or phrases that limit the scope of a claim

Toulmin Argument

claim(The argument), qualifiers(Limits placed on your claim), reasons/evidence(support for your claim), warrants(assumptions that support your claim), backing (evidence for the assumptions)

Deductive reasoning

stating a general principal and deducing the evidence

Rebuttal

your response to potential objections to an argument