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WorksheetsRhetorical Devices and Logical Fallacies
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Appeal to logic, including facts and statistics
pathos
logos
ethos
Using a speaker's credibility (i.e. celebrity/expert endorsement) to persuade others
ethos
pathos
logos
Appeals to emotion
pathos
ethos
logos
The phrase. "Almost everyone that was asked said McDonald's is better than Burger King, so it must be true," represents which fallacy?
Circular reasoning
Bandwagon
Mistakes in reasoning are called__________________.
logical lapses
reasoning issues
logical fallacies
rhetorical devices
A logical fallacy that tries to prove an argument by restating the claim as a reason
Bandwagon
circular reasoning
Words or phrases said over and over to illustrate importance or highlight meaning are usually examples of...
simile
repetition
rhetorical questions
A comparison to one situation to another situation ("I need my phone like fish needs WATER!")
Anecdote
Repetition
Rhetorical Question
Analogy
Rhetoric is...
The art of persuasive writing and speaking.
The art developed by Plato.
The art of only counterclaiming.
The art of defending the audience.
Juxtaposition is
Many or most people believe it.
Stating the argument at first assuming it's true.
Two things that are placed close but have contrasting effects.
Comparing using an analogy, metaphor or simile,
I am so hungry, I could eat for days.
Hyperbole
Not a hyperbole
9.
Multiple Choice
Add
I walked a mile around the school today.
Hyperbole
Not a hyperbole
"As a doctor, I am qualified to tell you that this course of treatment will likely generate the best results."
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
What type of connotation does the following word have?
DELIGHT
positive
negative
What type of connotation does the following word have?
DIFFICULT
positive
negative
