Identify Fallacies
This logical fallacy involves going around and around in circles with their main point. It's right...because it's right, for instance
What is circular reasoning?
This fallacy is present when the cop car attacked Leonard's career choice as being a writer.
What is ad hominem?
This characteristic is present in Model Citizen the most, everything is sunshine and rainbows!
What is "gives the illusion of an utopia?"
This type of characterization tells the reader exactly what this character looks like and/or acts like.
What is direct characterization?
This should be the last line of your introduction paragraph, it previews the reader on the topic of your essay.
What is a thesis statement?
Not unlike a character from The Wizard of Oz, this fallacy misrepresents someone's argument to make it easier to attack them.
What is strawman?
This appeal to ____ is demonstrated when the capital followers say The Hunger Games is good because President Snow says so.
What is authority?
The Pedestrian follows Leonard's nightly stroll, which is deemed crazy. This type of irony would be what?
What is situational irony?
This type of characterization the reader INFERS based on their actions and what they say.
What is indirect characterization?
Your essay needs to end with one of these, stand up and fight for what you believe in!
What is a call to action?
If you fail this class, you will fail all of sophomore year, and if you fail all of your sophomore year, you will not graduate, and if you do not graduate you will become homeless is an example of what fallacy?
What is slippery slope?
This fallacy is present in Model Citizen, either you raise a family and follow the cycle, or you are deemed "ugly" and sent to death. There's no middle ground!
What is "black-or-white" fallacy?
The Lottery ends with the townspeople killing Tessie by throwing stones at her. Earlier in the text, the audience sees the children gathering stones. What lit device is being used?
What is foreshadowing?
If a text is telling us that a person is moving slow down the hallway, it would be what type of characterization?
Your fourth body paragraph should be one of these, you can't always be 100% right on an issue
What is a counterclaim?
This fallacy involves using a personal experience to make an argument. Bias much?
What is anecdotal?
This texts uses appeal to emotion when it shows everyone is happier inside rather than going outside.
What is The Pedestrian?
This characteristic is shown strongly in The Hunger Games, especially in the drawing of the names scene, no one is happy about this part.. in fact, the opposite!
What is "There is someone or something that strikes fear into citizens"
This type of character feels like a real person, they have more than one personality trait and have a range of emotions.
If my claim is about school start times, and my counterclaim is about athletic being on time...this next part of my paragraph would go into why I am right and the other side is wrong.
What is the rebuttal?
This fallacy presents irrelevant information to distract from the main issue.
What is a red herring?
The fallacy that everyone from District 12 is weak and won't win just because they are from District 12 is an example of...
What is a genetic fallacy?
Our big ideas have been social commentating and how they apply to our real world. Which TEXTS (plural) gives a social commentary about the concerns about tradition/rituals?
What is The Lottery and The Hunger Games?
When a text uses figurative language to describe a character, they are using what type of characterization?
What is indirect characterization?
Your first body is about the problem and the next body is about the solution, what should be in between?
What is a transition sentence?