Rhetorical Appeals
Fallacies
Key Terms
Fix the Run-On
Works Cited
100
Logos
100
“But, Dad, I know you smoked when you were my age, so how can you tell me not to do it?”
Tu Quoque
You Too Fallacy
100
When a conclusion is based on insufficient evidence.
Hasty Generalization
100
I need to go to the store I have run out of bread.
I need to go to the store because I have run out of bread.
100
Anthony Lane. "Human Bondage: Review of Spectre." The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2015, pp. 96-97.
Lane, Anthony.
200
Ethos
200
"Jimmy wasn't at school, so he must be sick."
Either...or (Hasty Generalization)
200
A hasty generalization about an entire group of people.
Stereotype
200
Sarah loved the lily flowers that her boyfriend sent to her even though she prefers roses.
Sarah loved the lily flowers that her boyfriend sent to her; even though she prefers roses.
Sarah loved the lily flowers that her boyfriend sent to her. She prefers roses.
200
Jones, Alex S. Losing the News: The Future of the News That Feeds Democracy. Oxford UP, 2009.
Title in quotes
300
Pathos
300
“Almost everyone at my school will be at the party Friday night. I must go.”
Ad Populum (Bandwagon Fallacy)
300
When the conclusion does not follow the premise of the argument.
Non Sequitor
300
The author argues that people form stereotypical impressions of others because they form stereotypes based on a lack of understanding towards unfamiliar groups of people.
The author argues that people form stereotypical impressions of others based on a lack of understanding towards unfamiliar groups of people.
300
Durante, Amy M. "Finn Mac Cumhail." Encyclopedia Mythica, 17 Apr. 2011, www.pantheon.org/articles/f/finn_mac_cumhail.html.
Italicize source title
400
"The state has not produced one iota of medical evidence to the effect that the crime Tom Robinson is charged with ever took place. It has relied instead upon the testimony of two witnesses whose evidence has not only been called into serious question on cross-examination, but has been flatly contradicted by the defendant. The defendant is not guilty, but somebody in this courtroom is."
To Kill a Mockingbird
Logos
400
“My wife wants to talk about cleaning the bathroom, so I asked her what she wants to do with our kitchen. Now she’s shopping for new kitchen equipment and not asking me about the bathroom.”
Red Herring
400
Oversimplifying, distorting or mis-representing an opponent's argument. Arguing a position that your opponent may not actually hold.
Straw Man Fallacy
400
The Sun Also Rises is a novel by Ernest Hemingway, who is one of the most famous American writers, and his novel has been influential world-wide.
The Sun Also Rises is a novel by Ernest Hemingway, who is one of the most famous American writers. His novel has been influential world-wide.
400
Piketty, Thomas. Capital in the twenty-first century. Harvard University Press, 2014.
capitalize book titles
500
"The free bird thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees
and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn
and he names the sky his own
But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams
his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream
his wings are clipped and his feet are tied
so he opens his throat to sing."
-Maya Angelou
Pathos
500
Everytime the train arrives, there are many passengers on the platform. There are now many passengers on the platform, so the train must be arriving soon.
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc
500
Deductive reasoning can often be structured in a three-step process called a...
Syllogism
500
New kinds of products that people never indicated a desire for can become popular and people often dislike the products that they claim to like.
New kinds of products that people never indicated a desire for can become popular. Conversely, people often dislike products that they claim to like.
500
Vick, Karl. "The Stateless Statesman." Time, October 15, 2012, pp. 32-37.
15 Oct 2012