Types of Drugs
What is Addiction?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
Persuasion Techniques
Resources, Treatment, & Refusal Skills
100

Xanax, Oxycontin, and Adderall are examples of this type of drug

What is prescription drugs?

100

Give the definition of addiction.

Sample answer: when someone is no longer able to function regularly without the thing they are addicted to; they need it to feel normal

100

An appeal to logic; uses evidence and statistics

What is logos?

100

Shows words, sounds, or images multiple times to reinforce benefit of the product

What is repetition?

100

Name one resource that you have gotten during the addictions unit.

Possible examples:

-PATH resource guide

-McLean County community resources

-Call 211

200

This drug can be snorted, injected, or smoked

What is cocaine?

200

Name 3 types of non-drug addictions

Possible answers:

-technology

-food

-gambling

-shopping

200

An appeal to emotion; evokes an emotional response

What is pathos?

200

An ad that chooses only favorable evidence; provides false context to lead consumers to a desired conclusion or misleading impression

What is card stacking?

200

Name 3 "anti-drugs" or positive addictions

-exercise

-music

-hobbies

-family

-friends

-journal writing

-service

-music

300

This substance plays a role in all three of the top 3 leading causes of death.

What is alcohol?

300

What is this diagram showing?

What is the dopamine pathway?

300

An appeal to ethics; uses experts and credibility

What is ethos?

300

Uses comparisons (better than, improved) and hypes up a product using language like: greatest, best, fastest

What is intensity?

300

A strategy that is used to get out of a bad situation or to say no to something you do not want to participate in

What is a refusal skill?

400

This drug cannot be smelled or tasted.

What are club drugs?

400

Name 3 people or things that an addiction can impact

-friends

-family

-school

-your community

-innocent bystanders 

-taxpayers

400

What appeal is used in this example: "You won't find any deer along this road. In 25 years of driving the same route, I haven't seen a single one."

What is Logos?

400

Creative phrasing used to downplay potential negative effects associated with a product

What is euphemism?

400

Name 5 different types of refusal skills

example answers:

-walk away

-your mom wants you home soon

-give facts about the substance and why it is bad for you

-you have somewhere else to be

-just say no

-body language

-suggest alternatives

500

This drug changes your appearance by causing acne, yellowing of the skin, and bad breath

What are steroids?

500

Name the 3 brutal realities of addiction

-they can become stronger than you

- it's not just about you

- drugs destroy dreams

500

What appeal is being used in this example: "As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results."

What is ethos?

500

Give an example of an ad that uses the "experts" technique

Possible answers: doctor supporting Colgate, firefighter promoting a duct cleaning company

500

A strategy used to control your body's response to something; often used with anxiety, ADHD, and high blood pressure

What is biofeedback?

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