Rhetorical Devices and Logical Fallacies

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What are logical fallacies?

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Errors in reasoning that are based on poor or faulty logic.

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What is an example of a rhetorical device?

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Appeal to Ethos: A rhetorical device that establishes credibility or trustworthiness.

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Define slippery slope fallacy.

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A conclusion based on the thought that if something happens, it will cause a ripple of other effects.

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What is bandwagon appeal?

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A conclusion that presents what most people, or a group of people think, in order to persuade one to think the same way.

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What is irony?

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The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

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What is an appeal to logos?

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A rhetorical device that uses logical reasoning and evidence to persuade.

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Define appeal to pathos.

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A rhetorical device that appeals to the audience's emotions.

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What is a hasty generalization?

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

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What does ad hominem mean?

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A logical fallacy that attacks the character of a person rather than their arguments.

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What is a false dichotomy?

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A logical fallacy that presents only two options when more exist.