Logical Fallacies
Attacking the person instead of the argument
What is Ad Hominem?
this transition shows contrast
what is however
appeal to what credibility
what is ethos
what is simile
repeating words or phases
what is repetition
Misrepresenting someone’s argument to make it easier to attack
What is Straw Man?
this transition shows cause and effect
what is therefore
appeal to what emotion
what is pathos
comparing two things without using like or as
what is metaphor
repeating beginning of sounds
what is alliteration
Presenting only two choices when more exist
What is False Dilemma?
this transition adds more information
what is furthermore?
appeals to what logic and reasoning
what is logos
given non human things human qualities
what is personification
saying the oopisite of whats ment
what is verbal irony
Assuming something is true because many people believe it
What is Bandwagon?
this transition introduces an example
what is for example
Using facts statistics and data to persuade
What is Logos?
sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch,
what is imagery
audience knows more than charaters
Dramatic irony
Claiming one small step will lead to extreme consequences
What is Slippery Slope?
this transition signals the ending of an arugement
what is conculsion
trying to make the audience feel sympathy or anger
what is pathos
extreme EXAGGRATION
what is hyperbole
outcome is opposite of expected
situational irony