Persuasion in Political Debates

What is a rhetorical fallacy?

• A true argument

• A statement that reflects true facts in politics

• False statement with convincing evidence

A fallacy that unfairly appeals the audience's emotions is a(n)

• Ethical Fallacy

• Logical Fallacy

• Emotional Fallacy

• Rhetorical Fallacy

An ethical fallacy:

• Unfairly advances the author's authority.

• Uses emotion to convince people.

• Uses faulty statements to convince people.

A fallacy that depends on faulty logic is a:

• Ethical Fallacy

• Emotional Fallacy

• Logical Fallacy

"If you don't vote for me, you will end up homeless" is a

• Red Herring

• Bandwagon Appeal

• Scare tactic

"If you lose your pencil you will fail the class, not graduate, and end up homeless" is a:

• Slippery Slope

• False Need

• Guilt by Association

A: We need to regulate access to handguns. B: My opponent believes that we should ignore the rights guaranteed to us as citizens of the United States by the Constitution. Unlike my opponent, I am a firm believer in the Constitution, and a proponent of freedom.

This is a:

• Ad Hominem

• Using Authority Instead of Evidence

• Dogmatism

• Strawperson Argument

Ad Hominem Arguments:

• Attack the person's character rather than that person's reasoning.

• Is a half-truth argument.

• Compares small arguments with much bigger problems.

What is a counter argument?

• A thesis statement.

• An argument that opposes an idea set by another argument.

• The main argument in a debate.

A speaker’s personal opinions or beliefs regarding a topic, issue or situation is a:

• A counter-argument

• Bias

• A fallacy