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Logical Fallacies
Vocabulary 2
Claims, Reasons, Evidence
Rhetorical Tools
Four Freedoms Speech
100
Oversimplifying an opponent's point of view to make it easier to attack
What is a straw man
100
a technique that a writer or speaker uses to make a point
What is a rhetorical device?
100
This is an example of a... "Sharon should be elected class president"
What is a claim
100
An example of this rhetorical tool is "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..."
What is antithesis?
100
The president who gave the "Four Freedoms" speech
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
200
Asserting one event must follow another
What is slipper slope
200
presenting the opposite
What is antithesis
200
This is an example of a... "because she works so hard"
What is a reason?
200
An example of this rhetorical tool is, "Colds and allergies have some similar symptoms, including a runny nose, cough, sort throat, and fatigue. However, a cold may cause a fever and body aches, while itching eyes are a sign of allergies. "
What is compare and contrast?
200
A symbol of isolationism that America must reject
What is the Great Wall of China
300
A statement that represents something as better or worse than it actually is
What is exaggeration
300
Showing the importance by giving a different example
What is compare and contrast
300
This is an example of..."Each day she arrives at school at 7:00 and does not finish her homework til 10pm"
What is evidence
300
This is an example of...“There is no strife, no prejudice, no national conflict in outer space as yet. Its hazards are hostile to us all. Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooperation many never come again. But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic?” …We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win.” – JFK 1962
What is hypophora?
300
Describing American as a strong man who can defeat the whole world with one hand tied behind his back is an example of
What is a personification?
400
taking one example too far
What is overgeneralization
400
repeating a word or phrase to add emphasis
What is repetition
400
This is an example of... "Therefore, all high school student should be required to complete at least one course in computer programming"
What is a claim
400
This is an example of... "A girl meets an interesting boy at a party, but her curfew is midnight. They talk up to the very last moment, and as she hurriedly gathers her things to go, she leaves something of hers behind and the boy finds it."
What is allusion
400
A type of figurative language that gives human characteristics to something that is not human
What is personification?
500
Attacking a person themselves instead of addressing what they are saying
What is name-calling
500
Re-stating a claim instead of proving it
Circular Reasoning
500
This is an example of... " A recent report from the Department of Labor states that individuals with programming skills are 22 percent more likely to be employed within six months of entering the workforce than their peers who lack such skills."
What is evidence
500
A rhetorical tool where the writer or speaker asks a question and then immediately answers it
What is hypophora?
500
A brief reference to a significant literary, historical, religious or cultural person, place, event or statement, used to make an idea more easily understood
What is allusion?