Logical Fallacies & More

Logos is...

• Appealing to the senses and feelings.

• Appealing to the audience.

• Appealing to logics by using facts and statistics.

• Appealing to logics by using ethics, likeability, trustworthiness.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.1

Pathos is...

• Appealing to your audience by use of logical arguments.

• Appealing to your audience by use of emotions.

• Appealing to your audience by use of trustworthiness.

• Appealing to your audience by use of facts and statistics.

Ethos is...

• Appealing to ethics, trustworthiness, likeability.

• Appealing to the audience through compassion and kindness.

• Appealing to emotions and senses.

• Appealing to logics, statistics and research.

Tags

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Errors in reasoning based upon poor

or faulty logic or mistakes in reasoning due to incorrect ideas

• Logical Fallacy

• Logical Analogy

• Grandstanding

• Bandwagon

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

The act of drawing conclusions that are too broad because they exceed what could be logically concluded from the available information.

• Overgeneralization

• Understatement

• Dogmatism

• Faulty Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Using the idea that because many people do something that makes it valid.

• Logical Appeal

• Overgeneralization

• Bandwagon

• Dogmatism

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Attempting to make an argument by beginning with the assumption that what you are trying to prove is already true.

• Bandwagon

• Overgeneralization

• Slippery Slope

• Circular Reasoning

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.1

A comparison that states since two items have one quality in common, they must also share other common qualities.

• Red Herring

• Bandwagon

• Slippery Slope

• Faulty Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Claiming that the claim being made is beyond argument; saying that opinions are facts.

• Red Herring

• Overgeneralization

• Dogmatism

• Bandwagon

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Something used to mislead or distract from the actual important issue, used to divert attention.

• Red Herring

• Slippery Slope

• Dogmatism

• Faulty Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3