I clapped at the fire drill because all of my friends were clapping.
What is Bandwagon?
100
I wouldn't eat at that restaurant. The only time I ate there my meat was undercooked.
What is a Hasty Generalization?
200
Information on a _____ is not always checked by an expert
What is a website?
200
Affects people with the use of humor
What is pathos?
200
Shows only one side of a story
What is Stacking the Deck?
200
If you don't vote for the White Rabbit you will not sleep, and if you don't sleep, you will get sick, and if you get sick, no one will get you medicine, and if no one gets you medicine you will die.
What is a Slippery Slope?
200
You can't give me a C in this class. I'm an A student!
What is Begging the Question?
300
A _____ looks for words anywhere and everywhere
What is a keyword search?
300
Celebrities in advertisements
What is ethos?
300
Claim: X is True because I Say so.
Warrant: What I say must be true.
What is an Appeal to False Authority?
300
If you don't take a pay cut you will be deported.
What are Scare Tactics?
300
Attacks an argument that isn't really there, often with a much weaker or more extreme one than the opponent is actually making.
What is a Straw Man?
400
And, Or, Not
What is Boolean?
400
"Yes we can!" (2008 presidential campaign slogan for Barack Obama)
What is pathos?
400
Channeling the spirits of the dead is real, because Ms. Johnson says she can do it and she is an expert.
What is an Appeal to False Authority?
400
Uses tender emotions excessively to distract readers from facts.
What are Overly Sentimental Appeals?
400
Letting prisoners out on early release is like absolving them of their crimes.
What is a Faulty Analogy?
500
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What is a wildcard?
500
The art of persuasion.
What is rhetoric?
500
A fallacy of character that undermines the trust that must exist between those who make and listen to arguments.
What is Dogmatism?
500
Ask any company where they'd rather locate and hire workers - a country with crumbling roads and bridges, or one that's committed to high-speed internet, high-speed railroads, and high-tech research and development?
What is an Either-Or Choice?
500
If those protestors really loved their country, they wouldn't question the government.