Arguments
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Fallacies
100

You fight to...

Finish the sentence.

win.

100

In rhetoric, ethos means what?

Character or credibility.

100

Trying to step into someone else's shoes is called sympathy. True or false?

False.

100

What is the first statement in a syllogism called?

A premise.

100

Name the fallacy.

When you attempt to legitimize your choice by claiming that others have chosen it.

Appeal to popularity.

200

You argue to...

Finish the sentence.

achieve agreement.

200

What strategy should you use if you do not want to brag but still want to tell the audience about yourself?

Character reference.

200

Which "emotion" ranks the highest in persuasion?

Humor.

200

Enthymemes are used to simplify which type of reasoning?

Deductive.

200

What fallacy is being made by person 2?

Person 1: All restaurants should be required to list the calories of each dish on their menus.
Person 2: That doesn't matter when most of the restaurants in our city have low-calorie options.

Red herring.

300

Kathy and Sarah talked about what movie they wanted to watch. At the end of it, Sarah and Kathy agreed to go to watch the new Zootopia movie, even though Kathy originally wanted to watch the Avengers. Was this a fight or an argument?

Argument

300

Why can't a person take on a role that is too different from their normal character?

People can tell when someone is being fake, which makes them lose ethos.


300

Define "commonplace".

*Answers may vary*

A cliche, belief or value that serves as your audience’s boiled-down public opinion.

300

When using "The Hook", what else should you consider besides needs?

The audience's personality.
300

Name the fallacy.

There are no research papers that discuss the ineffectiveness of listening to audio books while sleeping to learn more, so we should probably try it.

Ignorance as proof/fallacy of ignorance.

400

The past tense deals with issues of...?


justice.

400
What strategy can I use to make my opponent seem more extreme?

Take the middle course.

400

Use the passive voice to transform the following sentence:

"You ignored my suggestions during the meeting."

*Answers may vary*

“My suggestions were overlooked during the meeting.”

400

Why is inductive reasoning less certain than deductive reasoning?

*Answers may vary*

With deductive reasoning, if the premises are true and the reasoning is valid, the conclusion must be true.
With inductive reasoning, you’re making a generalization or prediction based on patterns you’ve observed, but there’s always the possibility that a new example could prove you wrong.

400

Name the fallacy.

When did you decide to ignore the instructions for the assingment?

Many questions fallacy.

500

What are the two best ways to make someone do or stop doing something?

1. Use desire.
2. Make it seem like it's no big deal.

500

What is it called when you turn your weakness into a strength?

Tactical flaw.

500

Name at least two strategies you can use to prevent an angry person from going into system 2 thinking.

1. Keep things simple.
2. Make the person feel powerful.
3. Smile.

500

Stance: When facts don't work then what should you do?

Redefine the terms.

500

Name the fallacy.

Students should be allowed to use their phones during English tests because calculators are allowed in math exams.

False analogy.