predicting that one step leads to another step which leads to another step which leads to another step...
What is slippery slope
100
Every time a Republican is elected a recession follows. If we want to avoid a recession, we should elect a Democrat.
What is post hoc
100
Using names such as Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Martin Luther King in a speech about influential African American people
What is ethos
100
What insane action did Jem take against Mrs Dubose?
He cut the tops off her flowers
100
claiming to be an authority when you are not qualified
What is false authority
200
changing the subject as a distraction
What is red herring
200
The public should not elect Dr. Jones for the school board. He is an alcoholic who cheats on his wife.
What is ad hominem
200
Describing a disabled orphaned child on the side of the road in the pouring rain and freezing cold who is starving and begging for food or a place to stay the night
What is pathos
200
Whose house burned down?
Who is Miss Maudie
200
drawing a general conclusion based on only one or two cases
What is hasty generalization
300
an inference that does not follow the evidence
What is non sequitur
300
According to Harrison Ford, cell phones should not be used in school.
What is false authority
300
Using numbers, percentages, and statistics to prove your point
What is logos
300
Which cousin did Scout beat up for calling her dad an ugly term?
Who is Francis
300
when a statement does not logically follow from a previous statement
What is logical fallacy
400
going along with something just because everyone else is
What is bandwagon
400
My child got sick when he ate bananas. All bananas should be eliminated from the cafeteria menu.
What is hasty generalization
400
Making your audience feel fear, pride, sadness, anger, or compassion during a speech
What is pathos
400
What illness did Tim Johnson have?
What is rabies
400
using ugly words to create a negative image of a person or product
What is name calling
500
attacking the person instead of the issue
What is ad hominem
500
These are usually trustworthy, but they are sometimes manipulated on purpose to trick the audience
What are misleading statistics
500
Making the audience TRUST you so they will believe what you say and accept your point of view
What is ethos
500
Who is so talented with a gun that his nickname was "One-shot Finch"?
Atticus
500
assuming that an incident that comes first is the CAUSE of another incident.