Argumentation Terms Review

Reasoned, logical way of asserting the soundness of a position, belief or conclusion.

• Counterclaim
• Rhetoric
• Ethos
• Argumentation

The central point an argument makes-( a thesis).

• Argumentation
• Claim
• Rhetoric 
• Synthesis 

The evidence that you use to support your claim

• Grounds
• Refutation
• Warrant
• Antithesis 

The connection of the grounds back to the claim

• Argument
• Repetition
• Warrant 
• Pathos

A statement that asserts the opposite of a position

• Counterclaim
• Warrant
• Logos
• Allusion

Directly addressing counterarguments and proving that they are wrong or inferior.

• Counterclaim
• Claim
• Antithesis
• Refutation

The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing

• Rhetoric
• Argumentation
• Claim
• Hyperbole

Combining a number of different parts or ideas to come up with a new idea, theory, or claim

• Counterclaim
• Synthesis
• Rhetorical Question
• Grounds

Appeal to Logic

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos
• Synthesis 

Appeal to Ethics/Credibility

• Ethos
• Pathos
• Logos
• Rhetoric