What is the fallacy that occurs when the focus of an argument is changed to divert the audience from the real issue?
Red Herring
100
What is a reference to literature, history, the Bible, mythology, or popular culture that people are supposed to recognize?
Allusion
100
What is "They don't come out to see a tea party, they want to see a knock-out!"
Sarcastic
100
What includes a major premise, minor premise, and conclusion
Syllogism
100
What is important to include to signal a shift in focus, as in, between paragraphs?
Transition/Link
200
What is it called when people attempt to bolster an argument with references to experts or famous people?
Appeal to Doubtful Authority
200
Appeal to logic
logos
200
What is "I hope this letter finds you strong in faith, and healthy in soul?"
Sincere
200
What are statements that may sound reasonable or true but are deceptive or dishonest?
Fallacies
200
What is a premature inductive leap?
Jumping to conclusion
300
What is called when people make the argument that everyone is doing it therefore it is the right thing to do?
Bandwagon
300
What is a seemingly self-contradictory or absurd statement that is nonetheless true?
Paradox
300
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."
-many answers-
300
What is another word for point?
Claim
300
Body paragraph structure
Point, Evidence, Explanation, link
400
What is the fallacy when one statement does not logically follow from the previous statement?
Non Sequitur
400
An appeal to emotions
pathos
400
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."
wistful
400
What are the coordinating conjunctions?
FANBOYS (For And Nor But Or Yet So)
400
an argument or set of reasons put forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another argument.
counterargument
500
What is the fallacy where you suggest that only two alternatives exist, even though there may be many more possible outcomes.
False Dilemma (Either Or)
500
an appeal to credibility or ethics
ethos
500
What is "Stop talking! Students are taking a test!"
Harsh/Stern
500
What kind of sentence includes one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses?