Rhetorical Appeals
What is Ethos?
What is Credibility/Character
What is a Claim?
The point an author is trying to prove to be true.
What is the Strawman Fallacy?
an over simplification or the distorting of the original argument.
What is the Central Idea?
What the text is mainly about?
What is Deductive reasoning?
Conclusion made from generally known facts.
What is Pathos?
What is Evidence?
The relevant facts that support the claim.
What is the Bandwagon Fallacy?
When you say something is good or true because it is popular.
What is the Author's Purpose?
Why the author is writing the story.
What is Inductive reasoning?
Conclusion made from observations.
What is Logos?
What is logic and reasoning?
What is the Reasoning?
NIKE slogan, Just Do it, is an example of what fallacy?
Strawman
What is the Central Idea Equation, how can you find the central idea?
Topic + Point = Central Idea
What is Abductive reasoning?
Conclusions made from previous Knowledge (pattern).
Is this an example of Ethos, Pathos, or Logos?
A commercial about a specific brand of toothpaste says that 4 out of 5 dentists use it.
What is Ethos?
Claim + Evidence +Reasoning = Argument
Explain the Test-Taking Strategy you are using for FAST:
TIRE
T: Type of Text
I: Interact with the questions
R: Read and find evidence
E: Eliminate the wrong answers
What is the author's intent?
Every day, bees work tirelessly to pollinate flowers, helping plants grow and produce food. Without bees, many fruits and vegetables would disappear from our tables. Protecting these tiny creatures is essential for the health of our planet.
Persuade: The author’s purpose is to inform readers about the importance of bees and persuade them to protect them.
What Type of reasoning is being used here;
Whales are mammals.
Balugas are whales.
Therefore Balugas are mammals.
Deductive Reasoning
Is this an example of Ethos, Pathos or Logos?
The data is perfectly clear: This investment has consistently turned a profit year-over-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas.
What is Logos?
Bonus Test taking strategy: If one of the answer choices was never talked about in class or by the teacher, what can you conclude?
Its not the correct answer
In a speech about higher education, the speaker says "If you want it, go get it". This is an example of what fallacy?
Strawman
What is the central idea of this passage?
Maria loved planting flowers in her backyard. Every spring, she spent hours choosing seeds, watering the soil, and watching tiny sprouts grow into colorful blooms. Gardening wasn’t just a hobby for her—it was a way to feel calm and connected to nature.
The central idea is that gardening is important to Maria because it helps her feel peaceful and close to nature.
What type of reasoning is being used here;
There are fresh flowers on the table,
My roommate works at a flower shop,
Therefore my roommate brought home flowers
Abductive Reasoning