RHETORICAL ANALYSIS VOCABULARY

Rhetoric deals with the art of argument and ______________.

Answer explanation

Aristotle is the father of Rhetoric.

An attack or reaction to the person rather than the person’s point/argument

• ad hominem

• bandwagon

• circular reasoning

• either/or

Bias is 

• portraying someone or something by slanting it in a positive or negative way.

• always portraying something so that it makes them look good.
• always portraying something so that it looks bad.

A type of Ad Hominem fallacy in which unfair negative association with another person or group is intended to discredit the opponent

• Red Herring

• Appeal to Nature

• Bandwagon

• Circular Reasoning

• Guilt by Association

Dismissing someone's viewpoint based on their hypocrisy on that issue.

• Ad Hominem

• Tu Quoque

• Genetic Fallacy

• Appeal to the People

A false argument that tries to discredit an opponent because of his background, affiliations, or self-interest in the matter at hand.

• tu quoque

• ad hominem circumstantial

• ad hominem abusive

• genetic fallacy

Pick one that represents the image

• abusive ad hominem

• circumstantial ad hominem

• tu quoque

• guilt by association

Pick one that represents the image

• abusive ad hominem

• circumstantial ad hominem

• tu quoque

• guilt by association

Pick one that represents the image

• abusive ad hominem

• circumstantial ad hominem

• tu quoque

• guilt by association

An argument that attempts to avoid the issue by insulting an opponent with ugly or unfair names.

• tu quoque

• ad hominem circumstantial

• ad hominem abusive

• genetic fallacy