Persuasive Techniques and Logical Fallacies

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What is a testimonial/celebrity endorsement?

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A persuasive technique that uses celebrities to promote products, aiming to build trust and encourage consumers to buy.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

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What does Logos appeal to?

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Logos appeals to logic, facts, and rational arguments.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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What is an Ad Hominem fallacy?

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A fallacy that attacks the person making an argument rather than the argument itself.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

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What does Pathos appeal to?

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Pathos appeals to emotions, aiming to evoke feelings in the audience.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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What is Repetition in persuasive techniques?

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A technique that involves repeating a message to reinforce it and make it more memorable.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

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What is the Bandwagon effect?

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A persuasive technique that suggests one should do something because everyone else is doing it.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

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What is Ethos?

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Ethos is an appeal to credibility or character, establishing trustworthiness in the speaker.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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What is a Slippery Slope fallacy?

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A fallacy that suggests that a minor action will lead to major and often ludicrous consequences.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

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What is a Rhetorical Question?

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A question asked for effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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What is a Red Herring?

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A distraction technique that introduces irrelevant information to divert attention from the main issue.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1