Know the Term
Rhetorical Appeals
Parts of an Argument
Rhetorical Devices
Rhetorical Devices II
100
These are false statements or errors in reasoning.
Fallacious Reasoning / Faulty Reasoning
100
Aristotle taught that a speaker's ability to persuade an audience is based on how well the speaker appeals to that audience in three different areas:
Ethos, Logos, Pathos
100
This is which part of an argument:
Driving electric cars is a better alternative to gas-fueled cars.
Claim
100
Rhetorical Question
100
Ethos? Logos? or Pathos?
Ethos
200
a tendency to believe that some people, ideas, etc., are better than others, which often results in treating some people unfairly.
Bias / Faulty Reasoning
200
Logos
200
This is which part of an argument:
Every teenager should have a cell phone in the 21st century.
Claim
200
Rule of Three
200
Paralellism / Repetition
300
An exaggerated (hyperbolic) statement to make something appear larger, more important, or more serious than it really is.
Overstatement
300
Ethos
300
This is which part of the argument:
There are less headaches with electric cars, it's better for the environment, and more cost-effective.
Reasons
300
Simile
300
Identifying with the Audience
400
Jumping to conclusions without considering all of the variables or having enough evidence.
Hasty Generalization
400
Ethos
400
Gas is easier to find on the road in a time of need, but within 5 years, electric stations will be everywhere.
Counterclaim
400
Personification
400
Imagery / Hyperbole
500
Supports a claim by simply repeating it in different words.
Circular Reasoning
500
Pathos
500
9 out of 10 people with electric cars claim they are satisfied with their purchase.
Evidence
500
Personification
500
Alliteration
600
The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.
Rhetoric
600
Pathos
600
Name the part of the argument:
Tesla affirms that having an electric car will actually save drivers thousands of dollars in car repairs in the long run.
Evidence
600
Metaphor
600
Metaphor