That's Fallacious
"Everybody's doing it!"
What is the bandwagon fallacy?
An argument must contain ____ & _____.
What are "premises" and "conclusion"?
The central claim in an essay.
What is thesis statement?
Author of the prominent 20th century dystopian novel.
Who is Aldous Huxley?
"Trust me. I'm a doctor."
What is an appeal to authority?"
Statistics are a form of this type of reasoning.
What is inductive reasoning?
Reel 'em in with this writing technique.
What is a hook?
The name of the character who dies of "the joy that kills."
Who is Mrs Mallard?
Do this and you'll slide into bad reasoning.
What is a slippery slope?
"If this then that."
What is a conditional?
Both a popular drink and paragraph format.
What is TEA?
Visit this sate if you're looking for a savage vacation.
Where is New Mexico?
A fallacy named for its resemblance to a made-man.
What is straw man?
A tool used to reduce an argument into its component parts.
What is Standard Form?
The summarizing statement for its premise.
What is topic sentence?
Our regal loss, according to Percy.
What is sovereignty?
It's apples or oranges.
What is a false dilemma?
This occurs when an argument is both valid and true.
What is sound?
If you make this common grammar mistake, you've jogged too long.
What is a run-on sentence?
In the text, this man creates the allegory of the cave.
Who is Socrates?