Logical Fallacies
A distinct and often unyielding preference in one direction.
What is 'bias'?
A way to remember all the components that go into understanding the context for an argument.
What is 'SOAPSTone'?
Language that draws in the reader to butter them up for the argument.
What is 'connotative language'?
All claims need to be __________.
What is arguable?
Attacking someone over their character
What is 'ad hominem'?
Name the Rhetorical Style used: Patty wants to convince her parents to come down to visit her for Easter instead of having her come up by them. She tells them that she's come up the last couple of times, and feels as though they never come to see her.
What is 'pathos'?
As beautiful as a butterfly, as sweet as honey.
What is 'figurative language'?
Claims that are not arguable.
What is 'most opinions'?
You must get the latest flat screen TV if you want to be cool.
What is "Bandwagon"?
Name the Rhetorical Style used: Spock and Kirk must work together to accomplish anything on their trips with the USS Enterprise. Both have very different perspectives, and this sometimes causes a rift between them. However, Spock insists that they are a good team, and thus, must continue to work together to help other people.
What is 'logos'?
When I put Toby in a bowtie, he looked so spiffy, he could have been an Aristocat.
What is 'allusion'?
The point of an argument.
What is 'persuasion'?
If I let students have even a single piece of candy in one class, the whole school will end up in a sugar rush!
What is 'slippery slope'?
Name the Rhetorical style used: Disney relies on their name in order to generate trust in their products.
What is 'ethos'?
Consider if you will, what will happen when the last of the honey bees dies?
What is 'Rhetorical Question'?
Nothing is more disgusting than tomatoes.
What is 'an inarguable claim'?
Do your homework, or you will be a failure in life.
What is 'either or'?
The context for the argument, which influences not only how it is presented, but also what is presented.
What is 'rhetorical situation'?
Using similar grammatical forms to emphasize ideas.
What is 'parallelism'?
The Hartford Orioles have a lot of school spirit.
What is 'an arguable claim'?