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ILRLR 3300 Test #1 Exam Questions And
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Equivocation fallacy - Answer✔Using an ambiguous term in more than one sense, thus making
an argument misleading (ex abortion argument and "life")
appeal to authority fallacy (argumentum ad verecundiam) - Answer✔"because I said so"
mentality, appealing to an existing system or tradition (but simply traditional doesn't actually
give something value in an argument!)
strawman(sTrAwPeRsOn) fallacy - Answer✔opponent mischaracterizes argument of proposition
and then tears that down
Red Herring fallacy - Answer✔misdirect of attention, divergence to different but relevant topic
ad hominem fallacy - Answer✔attacks on the debater and not the content
false dilemma/false dichotomy fallacy - Answer✔when something made out to be an either/or
scenario but in reality there are more options
argumentation - Answer✔the cooperative activity of developing and advancing arguments and
of responding to the arguments of others
argument - Answer✔a claim advanced with a reason or reasons in its support
audience - Answer✔those people for whom we develop our arguments
public discourse - Answer✔open discussion of those issues that potentially affect everyone
advocacy - Answer✔the activity of promoting or opposing an idea in public settings
power - Answer✔the capacity to wield influence, to shape important decisions that affect the
lives of others
pluralistic culture - Answer✔a society composed of groups who see the world from different
perspectives, value different activities, hold disparate religious beliefs, and aspire to different
goals
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values - Answer✔deeply held moral commitments acquired from family, cultural background,
religious training, and personal experience
rule of reason - Answer✔the agreement to engage in the cooperative process of argumentation
rather than to resolve disagreement by other means
procedures - Answer✔the rules or guidelines according to which argumentation will take place
claim - Answer✔a statement the advocate believes or is in the process of evaluating
reason - Answer✔a statement advanced for the purpose of establishing a claim
conclusion - Answer✔a claim that has been reached by a process of reasoning
inference - Answer✔the rational movement from a particular reason or reasons to a particular
conclusion
case - Answer✔a series of arguments, all advanced to support the same general contention or
set of conclusions
logical sense - Answer✔your sense of how arguments develop
indicators - Answer✔words and phrases such as "because" and "therefore" that provide
important clues to identifying reasons and conclusions in an argument
ex: because, since, such as the following
therefore, thus, hence
structure of inferences - Answer✔the relationships among the reasons and the conclusions in
an argument
cues - Answer✔words or phrases that signal something, other than a reason or a conclusion,
about the content of an argument
ex: and- parallel cue
although & nevertheless- aware of counterargument
in addition- new argument
first, second, etc- quantatative
reservation - Answer✔a statement that acknowledges the existence of an argument, evidence,
or an attitude opposing the conclusion being advanced
evidence - Answer✔a reason rooted in observation
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ILRLR 3300 Test #1 Exam Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
Equivocation fallacy - Answer✔Using an ambiguous term in more than one sense, thus making
an argument misleading (ex abortion argument and "life")
appeal to authority fallacy (argumentum ad verecundiam) - Answer✔"because I said so"
mentality, appealing to an existing system or tradition (but simply traditional doesn't actually
give something value in an argument!)
strawman(sTrAwPeRsOn) fallacy - Answer✔opponent mischaracterizes argument of proposition
and then tears that down
Red Herring fallacy - Answer✔misdirect of attention, divergence to different but relevant topic
ad hominem fallacy - Answer✔attacks on the debater and not the content
false dilemma/false dichotomy fallacy - Answer✔when something made out to be an either/or
scenario but in reality there are more options
argumentation - Answer✔the cooperative activity of developing and advancing arguments and
of responding to the arguments of others
argument - Answer✔a claim advanced with a reason or reasons in its support
audience - Answer✔those people for whom we develop our arguments
public discourse - Answer✔open discussion of those issues that potentially affect everyone
advocacy - Answer✔the activity of promoting or opposing an idea in public settings
power - Answer✔the capacity to wield influence, to shape important decisions that affect the
lives of others
pluralistic culture - Answer✔a society composed of groups who see the world from different
perspectives, value different activities, hold disparate religious beliefs, and aspire to different
goals
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values - Answer✔deeply held moral commitments acquired from family, cultural background,
religious training, and personal experience
rule of reason - Answer✔the agreement to engage in the cooperative process of argumentation
rather than to resolve disagreement by other means
procedures - Answer✔the rules or guidelines according to which argumentation will take place
claim - Answer✔a statement the advocate believes or is in the process of evaluating
reason - Answer✔a statement advanced for the purpose of establishing a claim
conclusion - Answer✔a claim that has been reached by a process of reasoning
inference - Answer✔the rational movement from a particular reason or reasons to a particular
conclusion
case - Answer✔a series of arguments, all advanced to support the same general contention or
set of conclusions
logical sense - Answer✔your sense of how arguments develop
indicators - Answer✔words and phrases such as "because" and "therefore" that provide
important clues to identifying reasons and conclusions in an argument
ex: because, since, such as the following
therefore, thus, hence
structure of inferences - Answer✔the relationships among the reasons and the conclusions in
an argument
cues - Answer✔words or phrases that signal something, other than a reason or a conclusion,
about the content of an argument
ex: and- parallel cue
although & nevertheless- aware of counterargument
in addition- new argument
first, second, etc- quantatative
reservation - Answer✔a statement that acknowledges the existence of an argument, evidence,
or an attitude opposing the conclusion being advanced
evidence - Answer✔a reason rooted in observation
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