Rhetorical Devices/Logical Fallacies

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Appeal to logic, including facts and statistics

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logos

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Appeals to emotion

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pathos

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The phrase, "Almost everyone that was asked said that McDonalds is better than Burger King, so it must be true," represents which fallacy?

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The Bandwagon Fallacy

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A logical fallacy that tries to prove an argument...with its own argument.

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circular reasoning

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Mistakes in reasoning are called_________.

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logical fallacies

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Words or phrases said over and over to illustrate importance or highlight meaning are usually examples of...

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Repetition

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_______________ means: a question someone asks without expecting an answer. It's just asked to make a point.

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rhetorical question

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A comparison to one situation to another situation ("I need my phone like fish needs WATER!")

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Analogy

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A short story that is used to make a point

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anecdote

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A juxtaposition...

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contrasts things because they are opposites