Logical Fallacies
MLA Format
Grammar
Rhetoric
100
What is a logical fallacy?
An error in reasoning.
100
What is an in-text citation?
An in-text citation is when a writer acknowledges an outside source in their own writing, when they quote or paraphrase something that isn't their own idea.
100
You'll feel much better if you just ____ down and rest for a while.
A, lie. B, lay.
A, lie
100
The 3 rhetorical appeals, or elements to the art of persuasion, are?
Ethos, pathos, and logos
200
Which fallacy is the following statement an example of? "If I make an exception for you, then I'll have to make an exception for everyone. It'll all get out of hand."
A, False dilemma. B, Red herring. C, Slippery slope.
C, Slippery slope.
200
There are many rules to MLA format. Name three requirements that are required in your essays.
Some potential answers:
- One-inch margins
- Page numbers
- Header with name, date, class name, and instructor name
- Label the page Works Cited (do not italicize the words Works Cited or put them in quotation marks) and center the words Works Cited at the top of the page
- Double space all writing and Works Cited citations
- Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations by 0.5 inches to create a hanging indent
- List sources alphabetically
200
The price of gas ____ by 5%.
A, has raised. B, has risen.
Has risen
200
Which audience appeal is this an example of? (Pathos, logos, or ethos)
Pathos (emotional)
300
Which fallacy is the following statement an example of? "How can you argue for vegetarianism when you wear leather shoes? You probably don't even care about animal rights."
A, False analogy. B, Ad hominem. C, Appeal to nature.
B, Ad hominem.
300
What does an in-text citation include when the source is quoted directly, and you haven't mentioned the author's name in your writing?
Author last name and page number (Doe, 25)
300
Select the best answer for the blank below.
Current decline in the housing market is often compared to the one in the ____.
A, '80s. B, 80s. C, '80's. D, 80's.
A, '80s.
300
If an ad claims, "35 people drank this diet soda instead of regular soda, and 33 of them subsequently lost weight," the ad is using which appeal?
Logos (logic)
400
Which fallacy is when you misrepresent someone's argument to make it easier to attack?
A, Strawman. B, Red herring. C, False analogy.
A, Strawman.
400
When should "et al." be used in MLA format?
When the source has 3 or more authors.
400
Which two types of rhetoric are used in this advertisement?
Ethos and pathos
500
Which fallacy is when people reason in a circle, and you have to believe an argument's premise in order for the conclusion to make sense?
A, Ad populum. B, False cause. C, Begging the question.
C, Begging the question.
500
What is the correct in-text citation for the quote below?
"It is surely possible to become a 'Simpson'-style couch potato, imprisoned by the endless wash of images."
This article is called "The Media as Babysitter" and is by John McConnell. Published by McGraw Hill in New York, 1989. Found on page 56.
- "It is surely possible to become a 'Simpson'-style couch potato, imprisoned by the endless wash of images" (McConnell 56).
OR
- According to author John McConnell, "It is surely possible to become a 'Simpson'-style couch potato, imprisoned by the endless wash of images" (56).
500
What is incorrect about this sentence, if anything?
To see well, the lights in this room need to be adjusted.
It's a dangling modifier. "To see well" is describing the lights, so more needs to be added to the sentence for it to be grammatically correct.
500
If someone is trying to convince you by sounding fair, demonstrating their expertise, or appealing to your cultural norms and values, which appeal are they using?
Ethos (ethical)