Fallacies

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What is the emotional appeal in arguments?

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Pathos is the emotional appeal used to persuade an audience by appealing to their emotions.

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Identify the fallacy: 'Everyone is doing it, so it must be right.'

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Bandwagon fallacy is the assumption that something is true or acceptable simply because it is popular.

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Identify the fallacy: 'You can either support this policy or you don't care about the future.'

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Either/or choices fallacy presents only two options when more exist.

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Identify the fallacy: 'If we allow students to redo tests, soon they will expect to redo every assignment.'

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Slippery slope fallacy assumes that one action will lead to a series of negative consequences.

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Identify the fallacy: 'My opponent is a bad person, so their argument is invalid.'

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Ad hominem fallacy attacks the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.

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Identify the fallacy: 'If you don't support this law, you must want crime to increase.'

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Either/or choices fallacy limits options to two extremes.

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Identify the fallacy: 'Using a celebrity to endorse a product means it must be good.'

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False authority fallacy relies on the opinion of someone who is not an expert in the field.

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Identify the fallacy: 'If we allow this small change, it will lead to disastrous consequences.'

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Scare tactics fallacy uses fear to persuade rather than logical reasoning.

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What is the definition of logos in arguments?

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Logos is the appeal to logic and reason, using facts and evidence to support an argument.

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What is the definition of ethos in arguments?

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Ethos is the ethical appeal, establishing credibility and trustworthiness of the speaker.