Inserting a false or misleading statement into an argument.
What is a red herring?
100
Sally will be late today. She's always late.
What is induction?
200
Logos
What is the appeal to reason?
200
According to the AARP, baby boomers will redefine retirement.
What is the appeal to authority?
200
Get to class on time or I'll write you up.
What is Argumentum Ad Bacculum?
200
Using personal hardship to persuade someone.
What is Appeal to Misery?
200
My cat will love these salmon treats. All cats love fish.
What is deduction?
300
Ethos
What is the appeal to the speaker's character?
300
If we don't do something about global warming now, we will soon reach a point of no return.
What is kairos?
300
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
What is complex question?
300
Changing the subject slightly by introducing a related argument.
What is muddying the waters?
300
The defendent's fingerprints were on the gun. The defendent claimed he would come back and kill the murder victim. A neighbor saw the defendent arrive on the crime scene just before the time of death. The defendent is guilty of murder.
What is induction?
400
Kairos
What is the appeal to timing or urgency?
400
I'm not a doctor but I play one on TV.
What is ethos?
400
All my friends can stay out till midnight on Saturday, so why can't I?
What is bandwagon appeal?
400
Setting up a fake opposing argument just to have someone to argue against.
What is a straw man?
400
I'm going to take up hang gliding. Nobody lives forever.
What is deduction?
500
Appeal to Authority
What is the use of experts to support an arguement?
500
All men are created equal.
What is logos?
500
If I let you go to the bathroom, I'll have to let everyone go.
What is slippery slope?
500
Claiming an argument is true by repeating the argument.
What is begging the question?
500
The sun comes up everyday, therefore the sun will come up tomorrow.
What is prediction? (Trick question....bonus points).