Retake Study Guide: Part 2

An argument that relies on heavy emotion to do the convincing.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

An argument that relies on facts and evidence to do the convincing.

• ethos

• pathos

• logos

What you say in an argument.

• Reasons

• Evidence

• Appeal

• Comment

A type of reasoning that starts with a specific observation based on patterns and ends with a general conclusion.

• Inductive reasoning

• Deductive reasoning

• Abductive reasoning

• Analogical reasoning

A type of reasoning that starts with a general rule and ends with a specific conclusion.

• Deductive reasoning

• Inductive reasoning

• Abductive reasoning

• Analogical reasoning

A type of reasoning that relies on a cause and effect relationship.

• Causal reasoning

• Deductive reasoning

• Inductive reasoning

• Analogical reasoning

Which of the following arguments uses the ethos appeal?

• As a dentist, I recommend using sensitive toothpaste to protect your enamel.

• People who eat chocolate are 72% happier than those who don't, so we should eat chocolate every day!

• If you don't turn in your homework, your grades will suffer.

• If we don't adopt the puppy, he may never find a home!

Which of the following arguments uses the pathos appeal?

• This man knows his dinosaur fossils because he has been a paleontology researcher for 30 years.

• As a dentist, I recommend using sensitive toothpaste to protect your enamel.

• If you don't turn in your homework, your grades will drop.

• If we don't adopt the puppy, he may never find a home!

Which of the following arguments uses the logos appeal?

• People who eat chocolate are 72% happier than those who don't, so we should eat chocolate every day!

• If we don't adopt the puppy, he may never find a home!

• If you donate to Save the Children, you can make a difference in a child's life.

• This man knows his dinosaur fossils because he has been a paleontology researcher for 30 years.

Which of the following arguments uses the ethos appeal?

• This man knows his dinosaur fossils because he has been a paleontology researcher for 30 years.

• People who eat chocolate are 72% happier than those who don't, so we should eat chocolate every day!

• If you don't turn in your homework, your grades will drop.

• If we don't adopt the puppy, he may never find a home!