An Important Strategy for Speakers to Use in Making a Claim

question 33

Multiple Choice

An important strategy for speakers to use in making a claim of value is:

• A) Explain to the audience the criteria you used to judge the value
• B) Explain to the audience the criteria they should always use to judge values
• C) Explain to the audience that no value judgments are possible
• D) Explain to the audience your personal opinion on the value

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Definitions:

Fallacy

An error in reasoning that results in an invalid argument or a misconception.

Majority Opinion

The judicial opinion agreed to by more than half of the members of a court, setting forth the decision in a case and an explanation of the rationale behind the court's decision.

Appeal To Emotion

A logical fallacy that uses the manipulation of emotions rather than valid logic to persuade.

Fallacy

A flaw in thinking that leads to a fallacy, rendering the argument not valid.