Logical Fallacies
Argument
Rhetorical Analysis
Synthesis
Burciaga
100
Arguing against the man instead of against the issue. Example: We can’t elect him mayor. He cheats on his wife! Or: He doesn’t really believe in the First Amendment. He just wants to defend his right to hold racist views.
What is ad hominem
100

What kinds of evidence can you use in your argument essay? Name at least 4 possible types.

What is personal anecdotes, history, literature, current events, philosophy, etc.

100

Name 10 rhetorical strategies

What are.... diction, syntax, imagery, tone, simile, metaphor, rhetorical question, personification, antithesis, juxtaposition, repetition, etc

100

The minimum number of sources you need to cite in your essay

What is 3

100

Burciaga gave live, laugh, love to this cat.

What is BIG KITTY/ INKY

200
The conclusion does not follow logically from the premise. Example: My teacher is pretty; I’ll learn a lot from her. Or: John McCain was a war hero; he’ll be willing to stand tough for America.
What is non sequitur
200

Can you use hypothetical evidence in your argument essay?

NO

200
An assertion seemingly opposed to common sense, but that may yet have some truth in it.
What is a paradox?
200

The minimum number of sources you should cite in each body paragraph

What is 2? (If you don't cite more than one source per paragraph, you're probably not synthesizing the sources.)

200

Burciaga played this sport in college

What is water polo?

300
A generalization based on too little evidence, or on evidence that is biased. Example: All men are testosterone-driven idiots. Or: After being in New York for a week, I can tell you: all New Yorkers are rude.
What is hasty generalization
300
arguments that promise to protect our values (success, freedom, equality, courage, etc.)
What is appeal to values
300

The difference between diction versus tone

What is word choice versus attitude

300

Paraphrase what the following prompt is asking you to do. Read the following sources (including any introductory information) carefully. Then, in an essay that synthesizes at least three of the sources for support, take a position that defends, challenges, or qualifies the claim that television has had a positive impact on presidential elections.

Read the sources. Using the sources to support your claim, disagree, agree, or qualify the statement that television has positively impacted presidential elections.

300

Burciaga will never be able to beat these allegations

What is loving King from Tekken/ being a Furry

400
Asserting a point that has just been made. Sometimes called “begging the question.” Example: She is ignorant because she was never educated. Or: We sin because we’re sinners.
What is circular reasoning
400

asserts that specific courses of action should be instituted as solutions to problems

What is claim of policy

400

A question not answered by the writer because its answer is obvious or obviously desired, and usually just a yes or no. It is used for effect, emphasis, or provocation, or for drawing a conclusionary statement from the facts at hand.

What is a rhetorical question?

400

Describe the two things you should annotate for as you read each source

What is... whether the source supports the topic? Refutes it? Qualifies it? What is the source's central argument about the topic at hand?

400

Burciaga predicts this football team will go to the Superbowl

What are the Dallas Cowboys

500
The mistake of assuming that, because event a is followed by event b, event a caused event b. Example: It rained today because I washed my car. Or: The stock market fell because the Japanese are considering implementing an import tax.
What is post hoc, ergo propter hoc
500
asserts that a condition has existed, exists, or will exist and is based on facts or data that the audience will accept as being objectively verifiable
What is claim of fact
500

For each strategy you say the author uses, what's the minimum number of examples you should cite from the text?

What is 2

500

Qualify the following claim: "Television has positively impacted presidential elections."

What is...

500

Burciaga created a YouTube channel using these plastic toys and amassed a following of over 25k subscribers.

What are Littlest Pet Shops?

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