Logical Fallacies
what is "You can't believe anything he says; he's just a arrogant jerk"
Ad Hominem
what is shows contrast between ideas
however
what is appeals to credibility or trust
Ethos
what is compares using like or as
simile
what is repeating words or phrases for emphasis
Repetition
what is "So you want to destroy the economy and put thousands of people out of work just for a minor temperature increase"?
Straw Man
what is shows result or conclusion
therefore
what is appeals to emotions
pathos
what is compares without using like or as
metophor
what is repetition of beginning sounds
Alliteration
what is Either you are with us, or you are against us
False Dilemma
what is shows something happening at the same time
meanwhile
what is appeals to logic or reason
logos
what is gives human traits to nonhuman things
personification
what is saying the opposite of what is meant
Verbal Irony
what is is when people join something just because it’s popular or everyone else is doing it.
Bandwagon
what is adds extra information
moreover
what is appeals to emotions
pathos
what is descriptive language that creates mental pictures
imagery
what is audience knows something characters don’t
Dramatic Irony
what is a logical fallacy where someone argues that one small action will lead to a chain of negative events, usually without proof.
Slippery Slope
what is shows cause and effect result
consequently
what is appeals to credibility or trust
ethos
what is extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
what is the opposite of what is expected
Situational Irony