argument - an attempt to persuade someone on a topic open to debate, bias - when a writer displays a partiality for or prejudice against someone, something, or some idea., claim - a statement of the author’s point of view, counterclaim - an opposing claim that disagrees with the thesis, credible source - a reliable resource the writer can use to cite information, database - an organized collection of structured information, or data, typically stored electronically in a computer system (i.e. ProQuest and GALE), fallacy - common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument. A _________________ can be either illegitimate arguments or irrelevant points, and are often identified because they lack evidence that supports their claim., formal style - using a professional choice of words and tone/attitude, reasoning - the written or verbal explanations regarding the author’s/speaker’s process of thinking about something in a logical way in order to form a conclusion or judgment, rebuttal - a contradiction to someone else's argument where one attempts to present reasons and evidence for why the argument is not true., evidence - facts, details, examples, etc. that support the writer’s reasoning, sound - a way to describe an argument when it’s based on logic/common sense, thesis - a short statement, usually one sentence, that summarizes the main point or claim of an essay, research paper, etc., citation - a reference to the source of information used in your research. Any time you directly quote, paraphrase or summarize the essential elements of someone else's idea in your work, an in-text citation should follow, lateral reading - the act of verifying what you’re reading as you’re reading it; it helps you determine an author’s credibility, intent and biases by searching for articles on the same topic by other writers (to see how they are covering it) and for other articles by the author you’re checking on, bandwagon - also known as appeal to popularity (appeal to the masses), is based on the assumption that something must be true or good if it’s in accordance with the beliefs of the majority, generalization - a conclusion is drawn about all or many instances of a phenomenon on the basis of one or a few instances, red herring - distracting your audience from the main point by bringing up something else unconnected with the logic of the argument, ad hominem - claim directed against a person, typically an attack on their character/a personal attack, rather than the position they are maintaining on a specific issue, post hoc - after this, therefore because of this: because an event occurred first, it must have caused this later event (x happened thus causing y to happen), false analogy - an argument is based on misleading, superficial, or implausible comparisons, slippery slope - this occurs when someone argues, without providing adequate evidence, that a certain action or decision will lead to an undesirable outcome via a series of events, false dilemma - a logical fallacy that presents only two options or sides when there are many options or sides, civil discourse - the practice of deliberating about matters of public concern in a way that seeks to expand knowledge and promote understanding.,

Argument Writing Vocabulary

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