Logical Fallacies
Rhetorical Devices
(name both)
Grammar & Writing
Sentence Types
Potpourri
100
Attacking your opponent’s character or personal traits instead of engaging with their argument.
What is an ad hominem attack?
100
These are appeals to ethics and emotion.
What is ethos and pathos?
100

This punctuation mark is used with a conjunction to separate two independent clauses.

What is a comma?

100

A sentence with one independent clause and no dependent clauses.

What is a simple sentence?

100

How much time do you have to write each of the 3 essays on the exam?

40 minutes

200
Introducing an unrelated or invalid point to distract the reader from the actual argument.
What is a red herring?
200
These two devices both have to do with an author's tone. One manifests when using wit or sarcasm to prove a point and the other has to do with saying the opposite of what you mean.
What is satire and (verbal) irony?
200
You would use this punctuation mark when linking two independent clauses.
What is a semi-colon?
200

A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.



What is a compound sentence?

200

This tense MUST be used when writing about literature.

Present tense

300

Assuming that because B occurs after A, B must have caused A.

What is Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc

300
Both of these devices have to do with structure. One repeats the same structure in several lines and one repeats the first word in a series of sentences.
What is parallelism and anaphora?
300
What turns a thesis into a claim?

Should or If

300
A sentence with multiple independent clauses but no dependent clauses.
What is a compound sentence?
300

This occurs when one verb governs two words like in the sentence, "He took his hat and his leave."

zuegma

400
Asserting that if we allow A to happen, then Z will consequently happen too; therefore, A should not happen.
What is a slippery slope?
400
Both of these devices have to do with the use of conjunctions. One omits them and one uses them in excess.
What is asyndeton and polysyndeton?
400
What should NEVER be done in an AP conclusion?

Summarize main points of the body

400

A sentence that is completed at the beginning but adds on extra clauses.

What is a loose sentence?

400

Using a negative to form a positive statement like, "It's not rocket science!"

litotes

500
Misrepresenting someone’s argument to make it easier to attack.
What is a straw man?
500
These terms have to do with emphasis. One is an overstatement for exaggeration and one is an understatement for emphasis.
What is hyperbole and litotes?
500

DAILY DOUBLE:  This happens when two or more sentences are joined without the proper punctuation.

Run-on Sentence

500

A sentence whose main clause is not completed until the end; it's interrupted with phrases and clauses.

What is a periodic sentence?

500
This is something intended to teach.
What is didactic?
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