SPE 201 Exam Review Sheet
Your midterm exam will consist of multiple choice, true/false, and matching/definition
questions. Be sure to familiarize yourself with the content and terms below. However, please be
aware that this list is not all-inclusive of exam content.
Ch. 1
Argument
Argumentation
and its Functions
Reasons for
Arguments
Agreements over
Arguments
Audience
Pluralistic Culture
Power
Procedures
Rule of Reason
Values
Advocacy
Prop. Of Fact and
goals/criteria
Prop. Of Policy
and goals/criteria
Evidence
Connectives
Ch. 3
Toulmin Model
Data
Dispositional
Analysis and
Types
Values Analysis
and Types
Ch. 6
External
Consistency
Accessibility
Claim
Internal
Consistency
Warrant
Relevance
Backing
Recency
Rebuttal
Adequacy
Qualifier
Interpretation of
Evidence
Ch. 2
Inductive
Argument
Assertion v.
Arguments
Deductive
Argument
Reason
Enthymeme
Sample
Conclusion
Syllogism
Finding
Case
Appendix B
Population
Inference
Audience
Analysis
Property
Indicators
Cues
Reservation
Prop. Of Value
and goals/criteria
Demographic
Analysis and
Types
Evidence and
Values
Ch. 8
Extent
Good Sampling
Practices
Hasty
Generalization
Sample Size
Representativeness
Ch. 9
Expert Testimony
(Un)biased
Testimony
Individual
Testimony
Concurrent
Testimony
Lay Testimony
Reluctant
Testimony
Using Testimony