Exploring Logical Fallacies and Appeals

Which of the following appeals to reason?

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Kairos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the primary emotional appeal used in the advertisement showing a child smoking?

• Logos

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Kairos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Why was the CDC's advertisement considered more credible than PETA's?

• It used more pathos

• It was from a less biased source

• It had a jarring picture

• It had more logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What was missing in Joshua Bell's subway performance that was present in his concert hall performance?

• Kairos and pathos

• Logos and ethos

• Ethos and pathos

• Logos and pathos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What rhetorical technique involves the repetition of beginning phrases?

• Hyperbole

• Understatement

• Polysyndeton

• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which rhetorical technique is characterized by the repetition of conjunctions?

• Polysyndeton

• Anaphora

• Rhetorical Question

• Parallelism

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is a logical fallacy where a conclusion is based on a premise that has not been proven?

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• Begging the Question

• False Analogy

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which logical fallacy involves attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself?

• False Dilemma

• Ad Hominem

• Circular Reasoning

• Hasty Generalization

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the term for a generalization based on insufficient evidence?

• Red Herring

• Straw Man

• Hasty Generalization

• False Analogy

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which propaganda technique involves presenting only one side of an argument and ignoring the contrary evidence?

• Name-Calling

• Glittering Generalities

• Pinpointing the Enemy

• Card Stacking

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8