Unit 1: Lesson 4

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  1. opinion
    the legal document stating reasons for a judicial decision
  2. annotation
    the act of adding notes
  3. precedent
    a legal decision that influences subsequent decisions
  4. argument
    an assertion offered as evidence that something is true
  5. claim
    an assertion that something is true or factual
  6. reason
    an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
  7. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  8. counterclaim
    an opinion offered in opposition to another position
  9. counterargument
    an opinion offered in opposition to another position
  10. concession
    the act of yielding
  11. rebuttal
    the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary argument
  12. conclusion
    the last section of a communication
  13. rhetoric
    using language effectively to please or persuade
  14. appeal
    attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
  15. parallelism
    similarity by virtue of corresponding
  16. antithesis
    the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas for balance
  17. shift
    the act of changing one thing or position for another
  18. logical fallacy
    an error in reasoning that undermines an argument
  19. fallacy
    a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
  20. credibility
    the quality of being believable or trustworthy
  21. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  22. omission
    leaving out or passing over something
  23. connotation
    an idea that is implied or suggested
  24. de-escalation
    a reduction in intensity of a crisis or war
  25. compulsion
    using force to cause something to occur
  26. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  27. reaffirmation
    renewed affirmation
  28. resilience
    the ability to recover readily from adversity or change
  29. icon
    someone famous who is adored and idolized
  30. sanctity
    the quality of being holy
  31. dogma
    a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
Created on Mon Aug 31 13:43:41 EDT 2020 (updated Mon Apr 05 15:11:20 EDT 2021)

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