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What is the patriotism technique?
Showing love for your country through the product
What is a simile?
Comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
Name 2 fallacies that begin in "a"
appeal to authority; appeal to emotion; ad populum; ad hominem
How many sides are there in a debate?
2: pro & con
(plus judges)
What is Ms. M's favorite animal?
Wolf
What is targeted advertising?
Ads aimed at specific groups of people
"The snow is a white blanket." What rhetorical device is used here?
Metaphor
Which fallacy is an attack on a person's character?
Ad hominem
What is the difference between a debate and an argument?
Argument = tries to establish the truth of something
Debate = 2 arguments
What is another name for "ad populum" fallacy?
Bandwagon
Which technique suggests a product that is futuristic or ahead of its time?
Avant garde
What is a hyperbole?
Exaggerated statement
What is "appeal to authority"?
Believing something is true because someone popular (acting as an "authority" though they are not really experts) says so
What is the topic of the debate called?
Resolution / proposition / measure
What are the 3 main media of advertisement?
TV, print (magazines), and Internet
An ad for cleaning supplies says "so clean, it's virtually spotless." Which technique is it using?
Weasel words
"My life is my purpose. My life is my goal. My life is my inspiration." What rhetorical device is used here?
Anaphora
Identify the fallacy in this argument: "I know that your English teacher has been giving you a lot of homework. But look, summer break is in just 7 weeks! Aren’t you excited for that?"
Red herring
Who is the "winner" of a debate?
Side with the strongest argument (reasonable to believe the conclusion) and evidence in support
Riddle: What is broken as soon as you name it?
Silence
A commercial for Ferrari shows a couple smiling and having fun while driving, and they invite the audience to be part of their exclusive club. Which technique(s) is it using?
Snob appeal, Transfer / Pathos
Litotes
Identify the fallacy in this argument: "Making people register their own guns is like the Nazis making the Jews register with their government. This policy is crazy."
False analogy
Why were you not allowed to pick sides in the debate?
To learn how to make arguments from evidence, not based on your own opinion
What is the full Latin name of the "false cause" fallacy?
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc