Unit 5 - Rhetoric and Logical Fallacies

Ethos, in an argument, represents . . .

• The Argument Itself

• The Speaker

• The Audience

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Pathos, in an argument, represents . . .

• The Speaker

• The Argument Itself

• The Audience

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Logos, in an argument, represents . . .

• The Argument Itself

• The Audience

• The Speaker

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Attacking an opponent's character or motives rather than answering the argument or claim is called -

• Straw Man

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The belief in popular opinion, leading one to believe that a proposition is true merely because it is popular is called -

• Bandwagon

• Hasty Generalization

• Propaganda

• False Dilemma

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

When two things appear to be connected, but there is no indication that one caused the other, it's called -

• Red Herring

• Prejudice

• False Dilemma

• False Causation

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Presenting complex issues in terms of two inherently opposed sides is called -

• False Dilemma

• Ad Hominem

• Hasty Generalization

• False Causation

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

 When someone draws expansive conclusions based on inadequate or insufficient evidence, it's called -

• Hasty Generalization

• Prejudice

• Straw Man

• Bandwagon

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Something intended to divert attention from the real problem or argument at hand; a misleading clue is called -

• Straw Man

• Ad Hominem

• Red Herring

• Propaganda

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

 Simplifying an argument to make it easier to attack or refute is called -

• False Dilemma

• Straw Man

• Hasty Generalization

• Ad Hominem

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1