Logical Fallacies
A proposal that relies heavily on strong emotional reactions.
What is appeal to emotion/pathos
Forces the reader to compare and contrast things for themselves — emphasizes the connection of different things
What is a juxtaposition?
This gives a command.
What is an imperative sentence?
This is the author of "The F Word"
Who is Firoozeh Dumas?
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
an argument that focuses heavily on expert opinions, statistics, and factual evidence.
What is an appeal to authority/appeal to logos
Gives equal weight to different ideas - create a connection between different ideas - Makes complex ideas easier for readers to understand through symmetry
What is parallelism?
Having identical or very similar sentence structure. Example: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
What is parallelism?
This is a short story about trauma and war.
What is "The Things They Carried"?
Makes a judgment by expressing approval or disapproval, attempting to prove that some action, belief or condition is right or wrong, good or bad, beautiful or ugly, worthwhile or undesirable.
What is a claim of value
Demonstrates to the audience that they already the answer - Information is more persuasive if it seems like it comes from one’s self
What is a rhetorical question?
This is an independent clause followed by a series of subordinate constructions (phrases or clauses) that gather details about a person, place, event, or idea.
What is a cumulative sentence?
What is "The Drum Major Instinct"?
asserts that specific courses of action should be instituted as solutions to problems
What is a claim of policy
This occurs when a speaker a question that he/she previously posed.
What is a hypophora?
This is arranged in order of climax and withholds important or critical information to make the end information a surprise.
What is a periodic sentence?
This is the first chapter *that we read* in Outliers?
What is Harlan, Kentucky?
(Roseto Mystery will also be accepted)
Changing the definition of a word from the conclusion to the premise. Example: I don't see how you can say you're an ethical person. It's so hard to get you to do anything; your work ethic is so bad. OR: It is right to be sad instead of joyous because it’s everyone’s right to feel sad if they wish to.
What is equivocation
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
Citing an example to demonstrate the value, success, merit or lackthereof of a person, place, or thing.
What is exemplification?
This is the full name of Edna's husband in "The Awakening."
What is Leonce Pontellier?