Across
- 1. – Prejudice in favor of or against something.
- 3. – Justification for why evidence supports a claim.
- 5. – Reasoning conducted according to strict principles.
- 7. – A central argument or main idea.
- 9. – A confident and forceful statement.
- 12. – A reason or set of reasons given to support an idea.
- 13. – The act of convincing someone to believe something.
- 14. – A counterargument that opposes another argument.
- 16. – Facts or information used to support a claim.
- 18. – The art of effective speaking or writing.
- 21. – The process of thinking about something logically.
- 22. – A statement that something is true, often without proof.
- 23. – A situation requiring a difficult choice.
- 24. – General agreement among a group.
- 27. – Long and careful consideration.
- 29. – Proving a statement or theory to be wrong.
Down
- 2. – A comparison to show similarity between two things.
- 4. – A heated disagreement or main point in a debate.
- 6. – Admitting that an opposing argument has merit.
- 8. – A statement that opposes another.
- 10. – An opposing argument or response.
- 11. – A disagreement or argument.
- 13. – A statement that expresses a judgment or opinion.
- 15. – The formal statement of a debate topic.
- 17. – A statement that contradicts itself but may be true.
- 19. – A mistaken belief or flawed reasoning.
- 20. – A formal discussion on a particular topic.
- 25. – A form of reasoning with a major and minor premise.
- 26. – A personal view or judgment.
- 28. – Appeal to credibility in arguments.