Appeals

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Appeal to authority
part of an argument that refers to the opinion of an expert or someone in charge to justify a conclusion
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Appeal to tradition
part of an argument that tries to persuade you that just because something's been done in a certain way in the past, that's the way it should be done now
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Appeal to history
part of an argument which tries to convince you that because something's happened a certain way in the past, it will also happen that way in the future
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Appeal to popularity
part of an argument that tries to persuade you that a conclusion is true because lots of people believe that it is
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Appeal to emotion
part of an argument that tries to persuade you that a conclusion is true by making you feel a certain way
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Card 2

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part of an argument that tries to persuade you that just because something's been done in a certain way in the past, that's the way it should be done now

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Appeal to tradition

Card 3

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part of an argument which tries to convince you that because something's happened a certain way in the past, it will also happen that way in the future

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Card 4

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part of an argument that tries to persuade you that a conclusion is true because lots of people believe that it is

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Card 5

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part of an argument that tries to persuade you that a conclusion is true by making you feel a certain way

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