SVL2-Day+2

=__Vocabulary words__=

1. rhet•o•ric

> //Pronunciation:// (ret'//u//r-ik), > —//n.// > //Sentence://He was gifted speaker who used many forms of rhetoric to turn a crowd > in his favor.
 * >** //Definition:// (in classical oratory) the art of influencing the thought and conduct of an audience.

2. log•ic

> //Pronunciation:// (loj'ik), > —//n.// > //Definition:// the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable > inference. > //Sentence://One argument that the speaker used, was logical reasoning, persuading > his listeners that a super mall in the City Center would bring new revenues into the > community.

3. mor•al

> //Pronunciation:// (môr'//u//l, mor'-), > —//adj.// > //Definition:// of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: //moral attitudes.// > //Sentence:// He appealed to their sense of moral urgency, to get delinquent teens >off the street and working decent jobs.

4. eth•ic

> //Pronunciation:// (eth'ik), pronkey.html > —//n.// > //Definition:// a complex of moral precepts held or rules of conduct followed by an individual > //Sentence:// He prompted everyone in the room to examine their personal ethics and decide which was more important: raising taxes a few dollars or saving our youth from a life of crime and poverty.

5. in•duc•tive

> //Pronunciation:// (in-duk'tiv), > —//adj.// //>Definition:// of, pertaining to, or employing logical induction: //inductive reasoning// > //Sentence:// //It was amazing how he used inductive reasoning to lay out all of his arguments and allow the >audience to decide that the mall was an absolute necessity.//

6. syl•lo•gism

> //Pronunciation:// (sil'//u//-jiz"//u//m), > —//n.// > //Definition: Logic.//an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one **(major >premise)** contains the term **(major term)** that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other **(minor >premise)** contains the term **(minor term)** that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term **(middle term)** that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.” > //Sentence:// He said that, “This mall is good for business, and business is good for our citizens, therefore, the mall is good for our citizens!”

7. a•nal•o•gy

> //Pronunciation:// (//u//-nal'//u//-jē), > —//n.,// > //Definition:// a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: //the analogy between the heart and a pump.// > //Sentence:// The speaker concluded by saying, “The City Center is the heart of Apple Valley, and now it will pump the life blood to keep this fair city alive!”

8. cred•i•ble

> //Pronunciation:// (kred'//u//-b//u//l), > —//adj.// > //Definition:// capable of being believed; believable: //a credible statement.// > //Sentence:// The crowd cheered loudly, and handed over money donations, because his plan seemed so credible.

9. bla•tant

> //Pronunciation:// (blāt'nt), > —//adj.// > //Definition:// brazenly obvious; flagrant: //a blatant error in simple addition; a blatant lie.// > //Sentence:// It was all so perfect until the speaker blatantly lied when asked about the money allocations.

10. ob•fus•cate

> //Pronunciation:// (ob'f//u//-skāt", ob-fus'kāt), > —//v.t.,// //-cat•ed, -cat•ing.// > //Definition:// to make obscure or unclear: //to obfuscate a problem with extraneous information.// > //The speaker began to obfuscate, making excuses for the previous lie, as he was carried out of town by force.//