Across
- 1. misrepresenting or exaggerating an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack
- 3. using data to impact the reader
- 5. drawing broad conclusions based on a small sample size
- 6. articulates the essay's central argument for the reader
- 7. breakdowns in logic
- 10. attacking the person making an argument rather than addressing the argument itself.
- 11. using credibility as a tool to move the reader
- 15. falsely assuming that a minor first step will inevitably lead to a chain of negative events
Down
- 2. normal experiences/stepping back as ways to review your subject
- 4. presenting only two options (usually extremes) when more exist
- 8. categories through which review your subject
- 9. using emotions to move a reader
- 10. arguing that a claim is true simply because many people believe it.
- 12. an analytical critique or assessment of a product, person, thing, etc.
- 13. arguing from a comparison that is not valid or relevant in crucial ways
- 14. something that grabs the reader's attention
- 16. assuming that because one event followed another, the first caused the second
- 17. making structural changes to your essay
