Celia's Lit Comp ll Jeopardy?

Logical Fallacies

100

"Either you are with us, or against us"

False Dilemma

200

"Everyone in our class is skipping school to go to the mall, so you should too."

Bandwagon

300

"If we let students use their phones, they'll stop studying, fail, and ruin their futures."

Slippery Slope

400

"Of course you'l argue that electric cars are safe-you own a Tesla dealership."

Ad Hominem

500

Person 1: "I think we should get a dog."

Person 2: "Why do you hate cats?"

Straw Man

Transition Words

100

Shows that 2 actions are happening at the same time. (Time/Sequence)

Meanwhile

200

Connects conflicting ideas or shows a limitation.

(Contrast)

However

300

Indicates that a statement follows logically from the previous one. 

(Cause and Effect/Result)

Therefore

400

Introduces a concrete example supporting a claim.

(Illustration/Example)

For Instance

500

Adds new information to the previous point. 

(Addition/Extension)

Furthermore

Rhetorical Appeals

100

"If we don't adopt this dog, he will never know the love of a warm home."

Pathos 

200

"Raising taxes will provide $1 million for infrastructure repairs, reducing traffic by 15%."

Logos

300

"Do you want to live in fear of a break-in, or do you want to secure your home now?"

Pathos

400

"As a lifelong resident of this city, I understand our community's needs."

Ethos 

500

"Given that the car is over 10 years old and needs a new engine, it is more cost-effective to buy a new one."

Logos

Figurative Language

100

"She was as quiet as a mouse."

Simile

200

"I woke up startled from my alarm screaming at me to wake up."

Personification 

300

"Like my boss always says, "Time is money"."

Metaphor

400

"The golden sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky with streaks or orange and pink."

Imagery

500

"My teacher gave me a mountain of homework to do."

Hyperbole

Rhetorical Devices

100

"One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish." - Dr.Seuss

Repetition

200

"That's the sweet smell of success."

Alliteration

300

"Did you hear the marriage counselor is filing for divorce?"

Situational Irony 

400

"Odysseus returns home disguised as a bigger, allowing the reader to witness his testing of his wife's faithfulness, which she does not know is happening."

Dramatic Irony 

500

"What lovely weather we're having!" 

*She says as there is a thunderstorm outside*

Verbal Irony