Ch. 3 Terms

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1st hand evidence

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Evidence based on personal experience.

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Ad hominem

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A fallacy that attacks the person rather than addressing the argument.

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2nd hand evidence

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Evidence accessed through reading, investigation, or other sources.

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Connotation

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The emotional or associative meaning of a word.

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Faulty Analogy

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A fallacy that compares two things that are not truly comparable.

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Qualitative evidence

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Evidence that describes qualities or characteristics.

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Quantitative evidence

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Evidence that can be measured and expressed numerically.

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Diction

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The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

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Denotation

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The literal or primary meaning of a word.

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Circular Reasoning

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A logical fallacy in which the conclusion is included in the premise.