Persuasive Rhetoric

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What are ethical appeals?

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Persuasive strategies that use values or moral standards to convince an audience.

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What are biblical allusions?

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References to events, figures, or phrases from the Bible used to enhance arguments.

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What is a rhetorical question?

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A question that does not require a reply because the answer is obvious.

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What are logical fallacies?

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Errors in logical thinking that undermine the validity of an argument.

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What are emotional appeals?

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Persuasive strategies that present ideas to elicit strong feelings from the audience.

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What are rhetorical appeals?

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Techniques used to persuade an audience, including ethical, emotional, and logical appeals.

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What is a hasty generalization?

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A logical fallacy that involves making a broad claim based on insufficient evidence.

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What is circular reasoning?

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A logical fallacy where the conclusion is included in the premise, creating a loop.

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What is non sequitur?

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A logical fallacy where the conclusion does not logically follow from the premises.

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What is parallelism in rhetoric?

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A rhetorical device that involves using similar structures in a series of phrases or sentences.