logical fallacies
transition words
rhetorical appeals
figurative language
rhetorical devices
100

 attacking the person instead of the argument

what is Ad Hominem?

100

Shows addition

what is furthermore

100

Appeal to credibility

What is ethos

100

comparison using like or as

what is simile

100

reciting lines or phrases over and over

what is repetition

200

misrepresenting someones argument

what is straw man?

200

shows contrast

what is however

200

Appeal to emotion

what is pathos

200

direct comparison

what is metaphor

200

repetition of a sound or rhyming of constant words

what is alliteration

300

presenting only two choices when more exist

What is false dilemma?

300

shows cause/effect

what is furthermore

300

appeal to logic

what is logos

300

giving human traits to bjects

what is personification

300

when the author says one thing, but means another

what is verbal irony

400

Believing something because everyone else does

What is bandwagon?

400

shows example

what is for instance

400

using facts/statistics

what is logos
400

descriptive language

what is imagery

400

when an audience knows critical information the characters do not

what is dramatic irony

500

Saying one step will lead to extreme consequences

What is slippery slope?

500

shows conclusion

what is in conclusion

500
making the audience feel sympathy

what is pathos

500

extreme exaggeration

what is hyperbole?

500

outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected

situational irony

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