Rhetorical Analysis and Informal Logic Review

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  1. 2. A construction that connects two statements using either an if X-then Y format, or a X-(only) if Y format.
  2. 3. In a _________ inductive argument, the premises give little support to the conclusion.
  3. 6. An argument form that fails to preserve truth.
  4. 8. _________ arguments use premises to show that a conclusion is probable (not certain).
  5. 11. A deductive argument that is either invalid, or has at least one false premise (regardless of validity).
  6. 12. A _________ inductive argument is one in which the premises make the conclusion probable.
  7. 14. A ________ condition is a condition without which something cannot occur.
  8. 16. A sentence that expresses a proposition.
  9. 17. An inductive argument that is either weak, or has at least one false premise.
  10. 20. The context or situation that prompts a rhetorical act.
  11. 21. The topic addressed in an rhetorical act.
  12. 23. A rhetorical message aims a achieving a certain _________.
  13. 24. A classic form of deductive reasoning that consists in two premises and a conclusion.
  14. 25. A statement that is capable of being true or false.
  15. 26. A _________ delivers a rhetorical message.
  16. 28. A set of statements in which premises purport to give reasons to accept the conclusion.
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  1. 1. True premises guarantee a true conclusion in _________ reasoning.
  2. 4. A rhetorical message is crafted for the speaker’s _________.
  3. 5. A deductive argument form in which it is impossible for there to be true premises and a false conclusion at the same time.
  4. 7. A reason offered as support for a claim being argued.
  5. 9. A rhetorical appeal to an audience’s emotions or values.
  6. 10. A strong inductive argument that goes the extra step of ALSO having true premises is _________.
  7. 13. The reasoning connection from a one piece of information to what it is supposed to show.
  8. 15. Describes a valid deducive argument that then ALSO goes the step further of having true premises.
  9. 18. The claim an argument is ultimately trying to establish.
  10. 19. A rhetorical technique that appeals to reasoning and evidence.
  11. 22. A _________ condition guarantees a result.
  12. 27. A rhetorical appeal that is based on a speaker’s credibility and character.