Persuasion and Logical Fallacies

People from big cities are not as friendly as those from small towns.

• ad hominem
• either-or fallacy
• hasty generalization
• slippery slope

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

It is warmer this year in Las Vegas as compared to last year; therefore, global warming is rapidly accelerating.

• slippery slope

• red herring

• circular reasoning

• hasty generalization

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

The news is fake because so much of the news is fake.

• ad hominem

• moral equivalence

• non sequitur

• circular reasoning

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

An opinion is 

• something that can be proven.
• always based on facts
• a view or judgement about something

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

"The two courses I took at UF were not very interesting. I don't think its a good university."

• Ciruclar reasoning

• Ad hominem

• Hasty generalization

• False dilemma

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

13. Occurs when the argument quotes an expert who's not qualified in the particular subject matter

• STRAW MAN

• APPEAL TO AUTHORITY

• ANONYMOUS AUTHORITY

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

14. The authority in question is mentioned or named

• STRAW MAN

• APPEAL TO AUTHORITY

• ANONYMOUS AUTHORITY

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CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

Ethos is an appeal to ______.

• ethics

• emotions

• extravagance

• experience

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Pathos is an appeal to _____.

• emotion

• evidence

• effervescence

• equality

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Logos is an appeal to ____.

• logic

• love

• life

• listening

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5