What is the fallacy that occurs when the focus of an argument is changed to divert the audience from the real issue?
100
Allusion
What is a reference to literature, history, the Bible, mythology, or popular culture that people are supposed to recognize?
100
Sarcastic
What is "They don't come out to see a tea party, they want to see a knock-out!"
100
Syllogism
What includes a major premise, minor premise, and conclusion
100
Transition
What is important to include to signal a shift in focus, as in, between paragraphs?
200
Appeal to Doubtful Authority
What is it called when people attempt to bolster an argument with references to experts or famous people?
200
Antithesis
What is "uprooting brings tolerance, rootedness brings intolerance"?
200
Sincere
What is "I hope this letter finds you strong in faith, and healthy in soul?"
200
Fallacies
What are statements that may sound reasonable or true but are deceptive or dishonest?
200
Jumping to conclusion
What is a premature inductive leap?
300
Bandwagon
What is called when people make the argument that everyone is doing it therefore it is the right thing to do?
300
Paradox
What is a seemingly self-contradictory or absurd statement that is nonetheless true?
300
___ Many Answers___
What is "I passed the written test easily, and nearly flunked the driving test, but still received my license the same day my best friend Jim killed himself by driving his car into a big pine tree."
300
Argument
Proof
Evidence
What does APE stand for?
300
Claim, grounds, and warrant
What are the three parts of the Toulmin Logic?
400
Non Sequitur
What is the fallacy when one statement does not logically follow from the previous statement?
400
Polysyndeton
What is "they took notes, and studied, and drilled, and discussed, and planned for success, and then took the test!"
400
wistful
What is "once I was the sort of person who invests objects with sentimental value. Now, I no longer have those objects, but I still have the sentiments."
400
FANBOYS (For And Nor But Or Yet So)
What are the coordinating conjunctions?
400
Rogerian argument
What type of argument treats the members of the audience as colleagues?
500
Flase Dilemma (Either Or)
What is the fallacy where you suggest that only two alternatives exist, even though there may be many more possible outcomes.
500
Synechdoche
What is "this land belongs to the crown"?
500
Harsh/Stern
What is "Stop talking! Students are taking a test!"
500
Complex Sentence
What kind of sentence includes one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses?
500
Refutation or rebuttal
What is addressing the objections of an argument to convince your audience that your arguments are sound?