Rhetorical Triangle
Comprising of three elements, this language device can be used to enhance arguments and persuade audiences.
What is the rhetorical triangle?
This term is defined as “a mistaken belief or argument which arises out of an error in logic.”
What is a logical fallacy?
This logical fallacy can be exemplified by “when I was young, my dad and brothers never helped with the household chores. All men are useless in the house.”
What is a hasty generalization?
A description of a culture that places value on individual accomplishments and self-interests.
What is individualism?
A description of a culture that places value on group accomplishments and interests.
What is collectivism?
Appealing to emotion, this element of the rhetorical triangle focuses on the audience to make them care about the message.
What is pathos?
This logical fallacy can be exemplified by "Donald Trump is wrong about lowering the cost of insulin because he’s evil."
What is an ad hominem?
This logical fallacy can be exemplified by "everyone is going to get the new smart phone when it comes out this weekend. Why aren’t you?”
What is bandwagon appeal?
A culture that has great respect for age, status and titles.
What is a high power distance culture?
In this culture, people can be impatient and want instant gratification.
What is a short-term time oriented culture?
Appealing to authority/credibility, this element of the rhetorical triangle focuses on the speaker in order to build trust with the audience.
What is ethos?
This logical fallacy can be exemplified by "legalizing prostitution is undesirable because it would cause more marriages to break up, which would in turn cause the breakdown of the family, which would finally result in the destruction of civilization.”
What is a slippery slope?
This logical fallacy can be exemplified by "'what do you think about the company’s new environmental policy?' 'The company is making great progress in product development.'”
What is a red herring?
In this culture, people value persistence, patience and long-term success.
What is a long-term time oriented culture?
This culture has little tolerance for risk and change and prefers structure, order, and predictability.
What is a high uncertainty avoidance culture?
Appealing to logic, this element of the rhetorical triangle focuses on the message in demonstrating that it is well-researched and based on facts.
What is logos?
This logical fallacy can be exemplified by: in defending his immigration policies, Trump equated Obama’s immigration policies to his own, stating that they couldn’t be that bad if Obama did the same things.
What is a moral equivalence?
This logical fallacy can be exemplified by "you must obey the law, because it's illegal to break the law.”
What is a circular argument?
In this culture, people use first names, dress casually, and have no real distinction of status.
What is a low power distance culture?
In this culture, people have a high tolerance for risk and change.
What is a low uncertainty avoidance culture?
Focusing on trustworthiness, similarity to the audience, authority and expertise are all ways to increase this element of the rhetorical triangle.
What is ethos?
This logical fallacy can be exemplified by "people who are against minimum wage increases hate the poor."
What is a straw man?
This logical fallacy can be exemplified by "it’s in the Constitution, therefore it must be right.”
What is a genetic fallacy?
This culture values feelings, relationships and quality of life.
What is a feminine culture?
This culture values assertiveness and materialism.
What is a masculine culture?