COM 334: Essentials of Argument Review Sheet for Mid-term Exam Review Session: Monday, October 25 5:30-6:30 in CMU 126 On the exam there will be types of questions that test your recall of concepts, your ability to identify concepts, your ability to apply concepts, and your ability to evaluate arguments. You should be able to identify and define the concepts listed below. You should be able to evaluate written arguments and identify fallacies and modes of argument (spheres, fields). You should be able to craft a clear argument, free of fallacies, that advances a solid thesis, develops strong claims, supports claims with effective evidence. The exam will consist of: - Multiple choice questions Fill in the blank questions Short answer questions Critical analysis of sample texts An essay answer where you must develop a sound argument Concepts Chapter 1: argument, claim, evidence, reasoning, level of dispute Chapter 3: argument spheres, argument fields, rhetorical situation, exigence, Chapter 4: fallacy, ad hominem, ad populum, appeal to tradition, straw arguments, credibility, trustworthiness, identification (mentioned in the book, but follow your lecture notes on this one) Chapter 5: equivocation, rhetorical function, emotive function, cognitive function Chapter 6: propositions, issues, controversality, clarity, challenge, fact, value, policy Chapter 7: begging the question, non sequitur, external and internal consistency, reliability Chapter 8: quasilogial argument, analogy, generalization, causal argument, coexistential argument, dissociation argument, Post hoc, Slippery slope, Single-cause