Logical Fallacies
Foreign Words & Commonly Confused Words
Important Vocabulary
Make it Parallel!
MYSTERY
100
America--love it or leave it.
What is false dilemma
100
high fashion
What is haute couture
100
the main argument of an essay or speech
What is thesis statement
100
Lenora flipped through her notebook, rummaged through her book bag, and __________, but she could not find Mark's completed calculus homework which she had borrowed to copy. Fill in the blank using the information below. Maintain parallel structure. Lenora also went outside to search the backseat of her car.
What is went outside to search her car
100
Name the sentence pattern: I gave Ashley a pen.
What is subject-verb-indirect object-direct object
200
The US shouldn't get involved militarily in other countries. Once the government sends in a few troops, it will then send in thousands to die.
What is slippery slope
200
out of many, one
What is E pluribus unum
200
to go against an argument; to provide a rebuttal
What is refute
200
In the restroom, Tishena was brushing her hair, freshened her lip-gloss, and took deep breaths, trying to work up the courage to walk to her first speech class. Identify the error in parallelism.
What is was brushing her hair
300
I'm not a doctor, but I play one on the hit series "Bimbos and Studmuffins in the OR." You can take it from me that when you need a fast acting, effective and safe pain killer there is nothing better than MorphiDope 2000. That is my considered medical opinion.
What is false authority
300
sense of community; fellowship
What is espirit de corps
300
type of writing that provides the main ideas of a text but is significantly shorter than the original
What is a summary
300
Celine looked behind the toilet, in the laundry basket, and checked under the bed, but she could not find Squeeze, her nine-foot albino python. Identify the error.
What is checked under the bed
400
We all know Sam has several speeding tickets on his record. He also has a flawed reputation. How can we trust him to vote on the issues properly?
What is personal attack/ad hominem
400
joy of life
What is joie de vivre
400
writing that provides all the same details as the original but uses different words; this writing is the same length as the original
What is paraphrase
400
For his first date with Malinda, Dennis bought not only a dozen roses but he also purchased a box of chocolates. Identify the error.
What is he also purchased...
400
Identify the ambiguous pronoun: After eating a quick breakfast, I read the newspaper this morning, and I just couldn't believe they would publish such a scathing editorial.
What is they
500
Watching Teen Mom on TV is the same as sitting in a jail cell.
What is false analogy
500
for the special purpose of
What is ad hoc
500
not stated; read between the lines
What is implied
500
Spiders that bite, hissing snakes, and squealing rodents fill the aquariums in Desmond’s basement. Identify the error.
What is spiders that bite
500
Name the sentence pattern: Although I love eating pizza, fresh vegetables are so much healthier!
What is subordinating conjunction-subject-action-direct object-subject-linking verb-subject complement
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