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using emotional language

what is pathos?

100

information used to support an argument

What is evidence?

100

What authors try to appeal to to be more persuasive.

What is emotion?
100

What the author attempts to demonstrate to the audience in order to make their argument believable

What is credibility?

100

The distinguishing difference of Kairos from the other appeals

What is the appeal to time?

200
  • Referring to relevant work and/or life experience.


What is ethos?

200

Assuming something is true or false because it hasn’t been proven true or false

What is “Argument from Ignorance”.

200

Rejecting an idea without reason or explanation

what is Argument by Dismissal?

200

efforts on the part of the speaker or writer to convince the audience by demonstrating their credibility

what is ethos?

200

A strategy used in Kairos

What is a deadline, goal, or call to action?

300

‘entechnic,’ ‘artistic,’ or intrinsic’, ‘atechnic,’ ‘inartistic,’ or ‘extrinsic’

What are the two categories of appeals?

300

Misinterpreting your opponent's argument and arguing against that

What is “Straw Man”

300

Suggesting that a particular argument or course of action will lead to disastrous consequences without offering evidence

What is slippery slope?

300

Saying something isn’t true because two authorities disagree

What is “Inflation of Conflict”

300

when a political candidate claims that, if action is not taken right now, the nation risks ruin

Argument from Authority

400

Defining key terms for the audience

What is logos?

400

Suggesting something is normal without explaining why.

What is “Appeal to Nature”?

400

Using emotional words that are not supported by evidence and/or are unconnected to the argument being made

What is emotive language?

400
Attacking the person instead of their argument.

Ad hominem

400

Introducing irrelevant information to distract from the main argument

What is “Red Herring.”

500

Fallacious appeal to logos, coming to broad conclusions based on small sample sizes.

Hasty Generalization.

500

Fallacious appeal to logos, drawing broad conclusions based on a small sample size.

Hasty Generalization.

500

An incorrect appeal often made when trying to include emotion in an argument.

What is "Fallacious Logos"

500

Appealing to the authority of nonspecific groups (IE: "Doctors", "Scientists")

Appeal to Anonymous Authority.

500

The relevance and timeliness of a piece of writing. 

What is kairos?