WorksheetsRhetorical Fallacies
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
this term refers to the diversionary tactic of switching the argument from the issue at hand to the character of the other speaker; Latin for "against the man"
ad populum
appeal to false authority
ad hominem
circular reasoning
This fallacy occurs when someone who has no expertise to speak on an issue is cited as an authority:
deduction
straw man
syllogism
appeal to false authority
This fallacy occurs when evidence is boiled down to "everybody's doing it, so it must be right:"
ad populum
circular reasoning
claim of value
faulty analogy
A fallacy in which the writer repeats the claim as a way to provide evidence:
claim of fact
Rogerian argument
Toulmin Model
circular reasoning
the logical process of reaching a conclusion by beginning with a universal truth and applying it to a specific case
ad populum
ad hominem
deduction
syllogism
This is a fallacy that occurs when an analogy compares two things that are not comparable
(comparing apples & oranges):
faulty analogy
appeal to false authority
classical oration
ad populum
an approach to analyzing and constructing arguments using British philosopher's temple:
"Because (evidence of support), therefore (claim), since (warrant or assumption), on account of (backing), unless (reservations:
Rogerian argument
Toulmin model
Kennedy method
Chillin' with Churchill
A logical structure that uses the major premise and minor premise to reach a necessary conclusion
hasty generalization
straw man
syllogism
logical fallacy
This type of argument, developed by a psychiatrist, is based on the assumption that having a full understanding of an opposing position is essential to responding to it persuasively & refuting it in a way that is accommodating rather that alienating
Hoffman
Toulmin
Rogerian
Shakespearean
This is a fallacy that occurs when a speaker chooses a deliberately poor or oversimplified example in order to ridicule and refute an idea
the tin man
straw man
Dorothy
Auntie Em
These are potential vulnerabilities or weaknesses in an argument
(usually involves failure to adequately support a claim):
induction
syllogism
faulty analogy
logical fallacy
This is a fallacy in which a faulty conclusion is reached due to inadequate evidence:
hasty generalization
circular reasoning
ad hominem
ad populum
