WR 123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ad Hominem, Begging, Disability Studies

• School: University of Oregon
• Department: English
• Course: WR 123
• Professor: Courtney Floyd

Document Summary

Three categories of evidence and appeals to which writers can turn when need to convince audience of something. Ethos: appeals to audiences" sense of credibility and authority. Sign: using visible evidence to support your reason. Induction: using several examples to draw a conclusion that supports your reason. Deduction: beginning with general principle to make specific case. Historical: comparing your issue/reason to historical event. Literal: comparing two items in same category. Figurative: comparing two items from different categories. Definition: using a definition to support your reason. Statistics: using statistics to support your reason. Establish himself as authority figure or expert. Establish someone else as authority figure or expert. Question authority or expertise of someone else. Close-reading or analysis of other people"s work. Hasty generalization: drawing conclusion based on scanty evidence, making broad overarching assumptions. Faulty cause: confusing order of events with causality. Non sequitur: statement that does not logically relate to what came before it.