Lincoln-Douglas
Fallacies
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
100
Affirmative and Negative
What are the two sides of the case?
100
Introducing an irrelevant point into an argument. Someone may think it proves his side, but it really doesn’t.
What is a Red Herring?
100
3 persuasive arguments for your writing
What is Ethos, Pathos, and Logos?
200
What your contentions are made of
What is Claim, Warrant, and Impact What is AREI What is ARESR What is SEAL
200
Attacking an opponent’s character or his motives for believing something instead of disproving his argument.
What is an Ad Hominem?
200
appeal based on emotion
What is Pathos?
300
3 contentions, Burden of proof
What is an affirmative case?
300
Changing or exaggerating an opponent’s position to make it easier to refute.
What is Straw Man?
300
appeal based on logic or reason
What is Logos?
400
Standard to be judged by
What is criterion?
400
Generalizing about a class based upon a small or poor sample.
What is a Hasty Generalization?
400
appeal based on the character of the speaker
What is Ethos?
500
Value debate
What type of debate is LD?
500
Pressuring us to do something just because many other people like us are doing it.
What is a Bandwagon?
500
the art of speaking or writing effectively
What is rhetoric?
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