Arguments
Fallacy
Appeals
100
This argument employs unrelated information in order to distract the audience's attention from the issue at hand.
What is red herring.
100
The writer contends to be an authority.
What is argument from authority.
100
To appeal to the popular opinion or belief.
What is Doxa.
200
An argument the presents only one side of an issue.
What is stacking the evidence.
200
This strategy attempts to persuade by reducing the credibility of opposing positions through attacks on a person's character.
What is ad hominem.
200
An appeal to authority or character.
What is Ethos.
300
This for of circular logic uses an argument as evidence for itself, evading the issue at hand.
What is begging the question.
300
Uses ambiguous terminology that misleads the audience or confuses the issue.
What is equivocation.
300
Entails rational argument.
What is Logos.
400
Involves the oversimplification of a complicated issue.
What is either-or argument.
400
Involves the practice of overemphasizing authority or ethos rather than focus on the merits of the evidence itself.
What is authority over evidence.
400
Attention to the right time and place for an argument.
What is Kairos.
500
Claims that two things resemble each other when they actually do not.
What is false analogy.
500
The writer sets up a fake or distorted representation of a counterargument.
What is straw man.
500
The "pathetic appeal", refers to an appeal to the emotions.
What is Pathos.
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