ILRLR 3300 Argumentation & Debate
Textbook Terms Questions And Answers
Awfortioriwargumentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Typewofwliteralwanalogywthatwassertswthatwwhatwiswtruewofwitswevidencewcasewiswevenwmorewli
kelyworwevenwlesswlikelywtowbewtruewofwitswconclusionwcase.
Example:wWewthoughtwfatwwaswbad,wturnswoutwsugarwiswevenwworse,wsowwewhavewtowtreatwit
waswsuch
Acceptancew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Possiblewresponsewtowanwargumentw-
wtowacceptwitwaswpresentedw(findwitwpersuasive,worwatwleastwlackingwinwanywmajorwflaw)
Accessibilityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Testwofwevidencew-wavailability
Adwhominemwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Anwintentionalweffortwtowattackwawpersonwratherwthanwanwargument,wbywdamagingwanwoppon
ent'swcharacterworwreputationworwbywengagingwinwname-callingwandwlabeling
Adwpopulumwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Awfallacyw-
wappealingwtowthewaudiencewandwitswinterestswratherwthanwtowthewmeritswofwthewargument
Adequacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Testwofwevidencew-
wiswitwsufficientwtowsupportwthewclaim?
Advocacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Promotingworwopposingwanwideawinwpublicwsettings
Affirmativewcasew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Inwpolicywdebate,wawserieswofwargumentswchallengingwthewstatuswquo
Ambiguityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Morewthanwonewmeaningwofwawwordworwphrasewinwawsinglewcontext
Analogyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Forwthewsakewofwsupportingwawclaim,wawcomparisonwofwsomethingwwithwwhichwwewarewfamili
arwtowsomethingwwithwwhichwwewarewlesswfamiliar,worwaboutwwhichwwewhavewsomewquestion
Antecedentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
"If"wclausewinwawconditionalwstatement;w"thatwwhichwcomeswbefore"
,Appealw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Awpersuasivewstrategywdirectedwtowthewaudience'swemotions,wsensewofwhumor,worwdeeplywh
eldwloyaltieswandwcommitments
Appealwtowauthorityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Anwappealwthatwurgeswcompliancewwithwthewdirectivewofwawperson,wgroup,worwdocumentwpo
ssessingwpower
Arguingwcomparativewadvantagew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Awresponsewtowawpragmaticwargumentworwpolicywproposal;wArguingwthatwanwalternativewcou
rsewofwactionwcarrieswgreaterwpracticalwadvantageswthanwthewproposedwplanwdoes
Arguingwfromwcorrelationwalonew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Awfallacyw-
wassumingwcausationwwhenwtherewiswonlywcorrelation
Arguingwfromwignorancew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Awfallacyw-
wFalselywassumingwthatwawconclusionwcanwbewreachedwonwthewbasiswofwthewabsencewofwevi
dence.wOnewformwofwthiswargumentwassumedwthatwbecausewsomethingwhaswnotwbeenwdispr
oved,witwhaswthereforewbeenwproved.
Arguingwfromwsuccessionwalonew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Awfallacyw-
wattributingwcausewsimplywonwthewbasiswofwoneweventwprecedingwanother.wAlsowcalledw"argu
ingwpostwhoc,"w-->w"afterwthis,wthereforewbecausewofwthis"
Argumentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Awclaimwadvancedwwithwawreasonworwreasonswinwitswsupport
Argumentwfromwdirectionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwstringswtogetherwtwoworwmorewconditionalwstatementswtowpredictwawremotewr
esultwfromwawfirstwstep.
Example:wIfwgunswarewregisteredw--
>wnowgunwownerwwillwbewsafewfromwthewthreatwofwconfiscation
Whenwgunswarewtakenwfromwprivatewcitizensw--
>wtheywwillwhavewnowdefensewagainstwawgov'twintentwonwdenyingwotherwfreedoms
Thus,wlawswthatwrequirewregistrationwofwgunswarewthewfirstwstepwtowardwdictatorship
Argumentwfromwexamplew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwdrawswawconclusionwaboutwanwentirewclasswofwobjectsworweventswbasedwonw
awparticularwinstanceworwawlimitedwnumberwofwcases,wratherwthanwaboutwawsinglewmemberwo
fwawgroup.
AKAwgeneralization
, Argumentwfromwfunctionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwlocateswthewessentialwnaturewofwanwobject,wevent,worwinstitutionwinwitswsocialw
orwnaturalwfunction
(contrastwwithwanwargumentwfromwintent)
Argumentwfromwintentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwaffirmswthatwthewmeaningworwessentialwnaturewofwanwobjectworwdocumentwisw
revealedwinwthewintendedwmeaningwofwitswauthorsworwdesigners
(contrastwwithwanwargumentwfromwfunction)
Argumentwfromwprinciplew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwaffirmswthatwwewshouldwabidewbywvalues,wprinciples,wandwduties,wandwavoidw
actionswthatwviolatewthewsame
Argumentwfromwqualityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwaffirmswthewinherentwvaluewinwthewunique,wthewbeautiful,wthewrare,worwthewun
usual
Argumentwfromwquantityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwaffirmswnumericalwconsiderationswaswanwindexwofwsignificane
Argumentwfromwsignw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwreasonswfromwanweffectwbackwtowawcause
(notwnecessarilywbackwardswreasoning)
Argumentwvirtuesw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Moralwqualitieswandwskillswthatwhelpwpeoplewthinkwandwactwmorallywinwanwargumentativewsitu
ation,wandwthuswpursuewargumentationwinwawmannerwthatwpromoteswandwimproveswitswpract
ices
Argumentationw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Thewcooperativewactivitywofwdevelopingwandwadvancingwargumentswandwofwrespondingwtowt
hewargumentswofwothers
Argumentativewcontextsw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Thewspaces,wvenues,wandwrelationshipswinwwhichwargumentswarewmadewandwheard
Argumentativewdefinitionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Awdefinitionwemployedwstrategicallywtowcategorizewanwobjectworweventwsowaswtowsupportwawp
articularwconclusionwtowanwargument
Textbook Terms Questions And Answers
Awfortioriwargumentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Typewofwliteralwanalogywthatwassertswthatwwhatwiswtruewofwitswevidencewcasewiswevenwmorewli
kelyworwevenwlesswlikelywtowbewtruewofwitswconclusionwcase.
Example:wWewthoughtwfatwwaswbad,wturnswoutwsugarwiswevenwworse,wsowwewhavewtowtreatwit
waswsuch
Acceptancew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Possiblewresponsewtowanwargumentw-
wtowacceptwitwaswpresentedw(findwitwpersuasive,worwatwleastwlackingwinwanywmajorwflaw)
Accessibilityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Testwofwevidencew-wavailability
Adwhominemwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Anwintentionalweffortwtowattackwawpersonwratherwthanwanwargument,wbywdamagingwanwoppon
ent'swcharacterworwreputationworwbywengagingwinwname-callingwandwlabeling
Adwpopulumwfallacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Awfallacyw-
wappealingwtowthewaudiencewandwitswinterestswratherwthanwtowthewmeritswofwthewargument
Adequacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Testwofwevidencew-
wiswitwsufficientwtowsupportwthewclaim?
Advocacyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Promotingworwopposingwanwideawinwpublicwsettings
Affirmativewcasew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Inwpolicywdebate,wawserieswofwargumentswchallengingwthewstatuswquo
Ambiguityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Morewthanwonewmeaningwofwawwordworwphrasewinwawsinglewcontext
Analogyw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Forwthewsakewofwsupportingwawclaim,wawcomparisonwofwsomethingwwithwwhichwwewarewfamili
arwtowsomethingwwithwwhichwwewarewlesswfamiliar,worwaboutwwhichwwewhavewsomewquestion
Antecedentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
"If"wclausewinwawconditionalwstatement;w"thatwwhichwcomeswbefore"
,Appealw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Awpersuasivewstrategywdirectedwtowthewaudience'swemotions,wsensewofwhumor,worwdeeplywh
eldwloyaltieswandwcommitments
Appealwtowauthorityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Anwappealwthatwurgeswcompliancewwithwthewdirectivewofwawperson,wgroup,worwdocumentwpo
ssessingwpower
Arguingwcomparativewadvantagew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Awresponsewtowawpragmaticwargumentworwpolicywproposal;wArguingwthatwanwalternativewcou
rsewofwactionwcarrieswgreaterwpracticalwadvantageswthanwthewproposedwplanwdoes
Arguingwfromwcorrelationwalonew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Awfallacyw-
wassumingwcausationwwhenwtherewiswonlywcorrelation
Arguingwfromwignorancew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Awfallacyw-
wFalselywassumingwthatwawconclusionwcanwbewreachedwonwthewbasiswofwthewabsencewofwevi
dence.wOnewformwofwthiswargumentwassumedwthatwbecausewsomethingwhaswnotwbeenwdispr
oved,witwhaswthereforewbeenwproved.
Arguingwfromwsuccessionwalonew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-Awfallacyw-
wattributingwcausewsimplywonwthewbasiswofwoneweventwprecedingwanother.wAlsowcalledw"argu
ingwpostwhoc,"w-->w"afterwthis,wthereforewbecausewofwthis"
Argumentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Awclaimwadvancedwwithwawreasonworwreasonswinwitswsupport
Argumentwfromwdirectionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwstringswtogetherwtwoworwmorewconditionalwstatementswtowpredictwawremotewr
esultwfromwawfirstwstep.
Example:wIfwgunswarewregisteredw--
>wnowgunwownerwwillwbewsafewfromwthewthreatwofwconfiscation
Whenwgunswarewtakenwfromwprivatewcitizensw--
>wtheywwillwhavewnowdefensewagainstwawgov'twintentwonwdenyingwotherwfreedoms
Thus,wlawswthatwrequirewregistrationwofwgunswarewthewfirstwstepwtowardwdictatorship
Argumentwfromwexamplew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwdrawswawconclusionwaboutwanwentirewclasswofwobjectsworweventswbasedwonw
awparticularwinstanceworwawlimitedwnumberwofwcases,wratherwthanwaboutwawsinglewmemberwo
fwawgroup.
AKAwgeneralization
, Argumentwfromwfunctionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwlocateswthewessentialwnaturewofwanwobject,wevent,worwinstitutionwinwitswsocialw
orwnaturalwfunction
(contrastwwithwanwargumentwfromwintent)
Argumentwfromwintentw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwaffirmswthatwthewmeaningworwessentialwnaturewofwanwobjectworwdocumentwisw
revealedwinwthewintendedwmeaningwofwitswauthorsworwdesigners
(contrastwwithwanwargumentwfromwfunction)
Argumentwfromwprinciplew-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwaffirmswthatwwewshouldwabidewbywvalues,wprinciples,wandwduties,wandwavoidw
actionswthatwviolatewthewsame
Argumentwfromwqualityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwaffirmswthewinherentwvaluewinwthewunique,wthewbeautiful,wthewrare,worwthewun
usual
Argumentwfromwquantityw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwaffirmswnumericalwconsiderationswaswanwindexwofwsignificane
Argumentwfromwsignw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Argumentwthatwreasonswfromwanweffectwbackwtowawcause
(notwnecessarilywbackwardswreasoning)
Argumentwvirtuesw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Moralwqualitieswandwskillswthatwhelpwpeoplewthinkwandwactwmorallywinwanwargumentativewsitu
ation,wandwthuswpursuewargumentationwinwawmannerwthatwpromoteswandwimproveswitswpract
ices
Argumentationw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Thewcooperativewactivitywofwdevelopingwandwadvancingwargumentswandwofwrespondingwtowt
hewargumentswofwothers
Argumentativewcontextsw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Thewspaces,wvenues,wandwrelationshipswinwwhichwargumentswarewmadewandwheard
Argumentativewdefinitionw-wCORRECTwwANSWER-
Awdefinitionwemployedwstrategicallywtowcategorizewanwobjectworweventwsowaswtowsupportwawp
articularwconclusionwtowanwargument