Rhetorical Devices/Logical Fallacies

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A short story that is used to make a point

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Anecdote

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Relies on words with strongly positive or negative association

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Loaded Language

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A brief indirect reference to a person, event, object, time period, or literary work

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Allusion

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A comparison to one situation to another situation (e.g., 'I need my phone like fish needs WATER!')

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Analogy

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An appeal to ethics, convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader

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Ethos

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A statement that poses a question without expecting an answer, often used for effect

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Rhetorical Question

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A fallacy that occurs when an argument is based on the popularity of a claim as a reason to accept it

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Bandwagon Fallacy

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A figure of speech that involves an exaggeration for emphasis or effect

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Hyperbole

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A logical fallacy that attacks the person making the argument rather than the argument itself

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Ad Hominem Fallacy

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A comparison that does not use 'like' or 'as', often stating that one thing is another

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