Logical Fallacies
What is a Straw Man?
Misrepresenting an argument to attack it.
What is a Metaphor?
Comparing two things without "like" or "as".
What is Ethos?
Credibility or ethical appeal.
What is a Simile?
Comparing two things using "like" or "as".
"If we ban cars, we should ban planes."
Straw Man
What is Ad Hominem?
Attacking the person, not the argument.
What is Hyperbole?
Exaggeration for effect.
What is Pathos?
Emotional appeal.
What is Alliteration?
Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
"You can't trust him; he's a liar."
Ad Hominem
What is a False Dilemma?
Presenting two options as the only ones.
What is Irony?
Saying the opposite of what is meant
What is Logos?
Logical appeal.
What is Onomatopoeia?
Words that imitate sounds.
"You're either with us or against us."
False Dilemma
What is Slippery Slope?
Assuming one action leads to extreme outcomes.
What is Anaphora?
Repeating a word or phrase at the beginning.
What is a Bandwagon Appeal?
Suggesting that everyone is doing it
What is Personification?
Giving human traits to non-human things.
What is Circular Reasoning
Using the conclusion as a premise.
What is Synecdoche
A part representing the whole.
What is a testimonial
Endorsement by a famous person.
What is oxymoron?
Combining contradictory terms.