Noticed that there were different ways to persuade people, named the Appeals.
Who is Aristotle?
100
"This device will make your life 10x easier with every use!"
What is Pathos?
100
Draws conclusions from scanty/faulty evidence
What is Hasty Generalization?
100
asks audience to agree with the assertion of a writer/speaker based simply on his/her character.
The person may not be fully qualified to offer that assertion
What is False Authority?
100
reduce complicated issues to only two possible courses of action
What is Either/Or choices
200
Appeal to Logic
What is Logos
200
"Your small donation of blood could save 10 lives."
What is Ethos?
200
Statement that doesn't logically relate to what comes before it.
Latin for "It doesn't follow"
What is Non Sequitur?
200
calls someone's character into question by examining the character of that person's associates
What is Guilt by Association?
200
encourage an audience to agree with the writer/speaker because everyone else is doing so.
What is Bandwagon Appeals
300
Appeal to Ethics
What is Ethos
300
Using data, proof, or evidence to support your claim
What is Logos?
300
occurs when a writer/speaker restates the claim in a different way, a circular argument
What is Begging the Question?
300
compares minor problems with much more serious crimes or serious crimes with minor problems.
What is Moral Equivalence?
300
use emotion to distract audience from the facts
What is Sentimental Appeal
400
Appeal to emotion
What is Pathos
400
Pet adoption commercials
What is Pathos
400
only represents one side of the issue
What is Stacked Evidence
400
shuts down discussion by asserting that the writer/speaker's beliefs are the only acceptable ones.
What is Dogmatism?
400
use misleading or unrelated evidence to support a conclusion
What is Red Herring?
500
don't allow for the open, two-way exchange of ideas upon which meaningful conversation depend
What are Rhetorical Fallacies?
500
"I completed his homework, so I should be allowed to play Call of Duty."
What is Logos?
500
confuse chronology with causation; one event can occur after another without being caused by it.
What is Faulty Causality (Post Hoc) Arguments
500
Attack a person's character rather than their argument/reasoning
What is Ad Hominem?
500
try to frighten people into agreeing with the speaker/writer by threatening them or predicting unrealistically dire consequences