Rhetorical Devices/Logical Fallacies

Front

A short story that is used to make a point

Back

Anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

Relies on words with strongly positive or negative association

Back

Loaded Language

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

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

Back

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

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

Back

Analogy

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

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

Back

Ethos

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

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

Back

Rhetorical Question

Front

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

Back

Bandwagon Fallacy

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

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

Back

Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

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

Back

Ad Hominem Fallacy

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

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

Back

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D