Playing on the reader's emotions to distract them from the facts
What is sentimental appeal
100
Unfair oversimplification of an issue by providing only two options as a possible solution
What is either/or
100
Using this shows that you are smart and have thought deeply about the issue. Here, you acknowledge the strongest point your opponents will likely make and then you will quickly present your rebuttal and evidence.
What is counterclaim
100
Poetry that has no rhyme scheme or pattern
What is free verse
100
A comparison between two unlike things that uses like or as
What is a simile
200
Presenting an unqualified person or institution as a credible source of information
What is appeal to false authority
200
misrepresenting or twisting someone's argument so that it is easier to attack and knock down
What is straw man
200
These are the main ideas or points that led to your claim or argument.
What are reasons
200
A poem that tells a narrative (story)
What is ballad
200
When one line of poetry moves into the next line of poetry without any punctuation or pause
What is enjambment
300
Incorrect assumption that one event caused another event
What is faulty causality
300
using fear to sway people by exaggerating possible dangers well beyond their statistical likelihood
What is scare tactics
300
This is your stance on an issue.
What is claim
300
Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words
What is alliteration
300
The central theme or message that the author is trying to convey
What is theme
400
An inference drawn from insufficient evidence
What is hasty generalization
400
"I wore my green socks today and we won the game. We must have won the game because I wore my green socks!" is an example of this.
What is faulty causality
400
This is research that supports your claim
What is evidence
400
Words that sound like what they mean.
What is onomatopoeia
400
"Sea-gulls swept above the sea" is an example of this
What is alliteration
500
When you attack a person's character instead of the quality of his/her ideas
What is ad hominem
500
If you don't pass this test you won't pass the nine weeks. If you don't pass the nine weeks you won't pass tenth grade. If you don't pass tenth grade you'll drop out of high school. If you drop out of high school you won't get your diploma and won't get a job....and so on is an example of this.
What is slippery slope
500
Counterclaim should be no longer than how many sentences?