Assumes a debatable part of an argument is already agreed upon.
What is begging the question
100
Identify the following: "My three decades of experience in public service, my tireless commitment to the people of this community, and my willingness to reach across the aisle and cooperate with the opposition, make me the ideal candidate for your mayor."
What is ethos
100
You have nine pigs. You must construct exactly four pens, with each containing an odd number of pigs. How would you do it?
What is build three pens and put 3 pigs in each. then build a fourth around the other three.
100
True or false: Conclusions based on inductive reasoning will always be true.
What is false
100
Errors in argument, intentional or accidental, that misrepresent the nature of an argument and mislead listeners/readers.
What is Fallacies
200
Occurs when a conclusion doesn't logically follow its premises.
What is non sequitur
200
Identify the following: "Where would we be without this tradition? Ever since our forefathers landed at Plymouth Rock, we’ve celebrated Thanksgiving without fail, making more than cherished recipes. We’ve made memories."
What is pathos
200
A special force-field lets only certain objects pass through. Daffodils and hammers are allowed, but roses and wrenches aren’t. What determines whether an item can enter?
What is onlhy objects with consecitive repeated letters may pass.
200
Inductive or Deductive: Some horses are big. All horses have tails. Therefore, anything with a tail is big.
What is Inductive
200
The three areas of rhetorical appeal that describe how arguments persuade us.
What is ethos, pathos and logos
300
Introduces unrelated information to distract the audience's attention.
What is red herring
300
Identify the following: "Private demand for the product has tapered off for the past three years, and this year’s sales figures are at an all-time low. It’s time to research other options."
What is Logos
300
A father is four times as old as his son. In twenty years, he’ll be twice as old. How old are they now?
What is the father is 40 and the son is 10
300
true or false: known as bottom up
What is true
300
the ability of an argument to touch our emotions.
What is pathos
400
Using a non-authority in appeal to authority.
What is False authority
400
Mainly refers to the image of a writer or speaker as an ethical, trustworthy person.
What is ethos
400
There is a small cabin in a forest. Inside are two dead men. The trees around the cabin are burning, although the cabin is not. The men had not been fighting and possessed no weapons. How did they die?
What is the men were piloting a plane that crashed.
400
These are all what?
a) Generalizations (universal and statistical)
b) Cause and effect (causal arguments)
c) Analogies (categorical, illustrative, and demonstrative)
What is inductive arguments
400
reaching a generlized conclusion from too little evidence.
what is hasty generalization
500
Appeals to people's desire to conform to the larger group
What is bandwagon
500
The appeal of an argument to our rational, logical side. This appeal lends the credablity of science to any argument.
What is Logos
500
A man is looking at a photograph. His friend asks who it is. The man replies, “Brothers and sisters, I have none. But that man’s father is my father’s son.” Who is in the photograph?
What is his son
500
Is this Inductive reasoning:If you miss taking a test then you receive a 0 for the test. Marie missed the first test. Thus, she received a 0 for that test.
What is no
500
Assuming that there are only two conclusions that can be reached.