COMM 331 Study Guide - Final Guide: Tu Quoque, Ad Hominem, Pathos
22 Dec 2017
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It consists of short answer, identification of types of arguments and fallacies, and definitions. Ad hominem: an intentional effort to attack a person rather than an argument. Ad populum fallacy: appealing to the audience and its sentiments rather than to the merits of the argument. Ambiguity: uncertainty or multiple meanings: semantic the word itself has multiple meanings, syntactic the structure of the sentence makes it difficult to understand the meaning. Argument from function: arguments that locate the essential nature of an object, event, or institution in its social or natural function (root causes) Argument from intent: arguments that affirm that the meaning or essential nature of an object or document is revealed in the intended meaning of its authors or designers. Argument from principle: affirms that we should abide by values, principles, and duties, and avoid actions that violate the same. Argument from quality: an argument that affirms the inherent values in the unique, beautiful, rare, or unusual.
