Developing an Effective Argument Answers

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What type of reasoning does the speaker use in this excerpt?

deductive; she begins with a premise, then follows the pattern of that premise

deductive; she begins with an anecdote, then explains its larger meaning

inductive; she begins with a general case, then leads to a specific example

inductive; she begins with a specific premise, then follows it to a broad conclusion

Exaggerating someone’s claim to make them sound unreasonable is .

an ad populum argument

a non sequitur

a straw man

Using an argument’s conclusion as proof of that argument is .

an ad hominem argument

circular reasoning

a red herring

Making a statement that is unrelated to the claim is .

a false analogy

an ad populum argument

a non sequitur

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