Persuasive Techniques and Logical Fallacies

Which persuasive technique is defined as "Using an expert on a topic to give your cause credibility"?

• Authority
• Logic
• Emotion

Which persuasive technique is defined as "Using facts about your topic to help people understand it better"?

• Authority
• Logic
• Emotion

Which persuasive technique is defined as "Using emotion to help people make a connection to your topic"?

• Authority
• Logic
• Emotion

"My friend, who has a degree in nutritional science, says that we should eat fewer carbohydrates," is an example of which persuasive technique?

• Authority
• Logic
• Emotion

“Just eat and don’t complain. Children in Africa are starving and would give anything to have that plate of food,” is an example of which persuasive technique?

• Authority
• Logic
• Emotion

“Cigarette smoke contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer. So why start smoking?” is an example of which persuasive technique?

• Authority
• Logic
• Emotion

• This is an example of Authority.
• This is an example of Logic.
• This is an example of Emotion.

• This is an example of Authority.
• This is an example of Logic.
• This is an example of Emotion.

• This is an example of Authority.
• This is an example of Logic.
• This is an example of Emotion.

A belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like.

• Stereotyping
• Ad Hominem
• Exaggeration