Logical Fallacies & Literary Terms

An overreliance on the majority as a reason for taking a position.

• Bandwagon

• Logical Bandwagon

• Slippery Slope

• Ad Hominem

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Hyperbole is the use of ________ that is not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Match the following

• pathos

• intended recipients of a message

• logical fallacy

• appeal to logic

• ethos

• appeal to emotion

• audience

• error in logic or reason

• logos

• appeal to credibility

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The repetition of clauses at the beginning of sentences is an example of​ (a)  

• anaphora
• anafora
• analogy
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Organizational structure that shows the pros and cons of a position

• cause and effect

• logical order

• advantages & disadvantages

• Classification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The placement of two ideas next to each other to highlight a contrast.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Attacking the opponent's character instead of the argument.

• Slippery Slope

• Bandwagon

• Ad Hominem

• False Cause

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What's the fallacy?

b

Begging the Question

Ad Hominem

False Cause

Slippery Slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

The theme refers to the overall ​ (a)   of a text.

• message
• tone
• mood
• feeling

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

• False Cause

• Bandwagon

• Slippery Slope

• 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