logical fallacies
attacking the person instead of the argument
what is Ad Hominem?
Shows addition
what is furthermore
Appeal to credibility
What is ethos
comparison using like or as
what is simile
reciting lines or phrases over and over
what is repetition
misrepresenting someones argument
what is straw man?
shows contrast
what is however
Appeal to emotion
what is pathos
direct comparison
what is metaphor
repetition of a sound or rhyming of constant words
what is alliteration
presenting only two choices when more exist
What is false dilemma?
shows cause/effect
what is furthermore
appeal to logic
what is logos
giving human traits to bjects
what is personification
when the author says one thing, but means another
what is verbal irony
Believing something because everyone else does
What is bandwagon?
shows example
what is for instance
using facts/statistics
descriptive language
what is imagery
when an audience knows critical information the characters do not
what is dramatic irony
Saying one step will lead to extreme consequences
What is slippery slope?
shows conclusion
what is in conclusion
what is pathos
extreme exaggeration
what is hyperbole?
outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected
situational irony