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Emotional Fallacies
Ethical Fallacies
Logical Fallacies
Argumentation
Final Jeopardy
100
Define "Scare Tactic."
Argument presenting an issue in terms of exaggerated threats or dangers.
100
Define "Appeal to False Authority."
Argument in which a claim is based on the expertise of someone who lacks appropriate credentials.
100
Define Non Sequitur.
Argument in which claims, reasons, or warrants fail to connect logically; one point does not follow from the other.
100
Define Logical Appeal.
A strategy in which a writer uses facts, evidence, and reason to convince an audience to accept its claim.
100
Identify the three fallacies used here IN ORDER: EMOTIONAL: You really need to donate money to support the J.V. basketball team's fundraiser because they are playing with holes in their jerseys and shorts, and get laughed off the court after each game. It's very sad. ETHICAL:If you don't want to donate your time or money, you're just a no good, heartless psychopath. LOGICAL: People claim that money is usually tight at this time of year, but I can't understand why they would be OK with our team suffering from this kind of ridicule.
1.) Sentimental Appeal 2.) Ad Hominem Attack 3.) Straw Man
200
What type of fallacy is it when a complicated issue is presented as though there are only two possible courses of action, one of which is made to seem vastly superior to the other.
Either-Or Choice
200
What type of fallacy is it when a person's claim is answered by irrelevant attacks against their character?
Ad Hominem Argument
200
What type of fallacy is it when an inaccurate or faulty comparison is made between two objects or concepts?
Faulty Analogy
200
Define Emotional Appeal.
A strategy in which a writer tries to generate specific emotions (such as fear, envy, anger, or pity) in an audience to convince it to accept its claim.
300
Name this fallacy: You should never gamble. Once you start gambling you find it hard to stop. Soon you are spending all your money on gambling, and eventually you will turn to crime to support your earnings.
Slippery Slope Fallacy
300
Name this fallacy: Anybody that knows anything about sports will tell you that football is the best sport in the world.
Dogmatism
300
Name this fallacy: Kevin won't fail his driver's test; he never fails tests.
Begging the Question
300
Define Ethical Appeal.
A strategy in which a writer presents an authoritative or credible self-image to convince an audience to accept its claim.
400
Name this fallacy: You really need to get a Facebook account. EVERYBODY in Furness has one, after all.
Bandwagon Appeal
400
Provide an example of an Ad Hominem argument.
(Many possible examples)
400
Name this fallacy: I can't believe the Phillies lost their home opener. There's no way they're going to make the playoffs this year.
Hasty Generalization
400
Define Rhetorical Analysis.
An examination of how well the components of an argument work together to persuade or move an audience.
500
Provide an example of the Sentimental Appeal fallacy.
What is...
500
What fallacy of ethical argument is the following an example of: "Smoking cigarettes is nothing short of attempting suicide."
Moral Equivocation
500
Provide an example of a Faulty Causality.
What is...
500
Where did Western Rhetoric originate?
In ancient Greece as a discipline to prepare citizens for arguing cases in court.