Author tries to persuade to the reader by appealing to their credibility.

Author tries to persuade the reader by appealing to their emotion

Author tries to appeal to the reader by logic

Author tries to persuade the reader by appealing to emotions

Author tries to persuade the reader by appealing to the author's credibility

Author tries to persuade the reader by appealing to logic

Author tries to persuade the reader by appealing to the author's credibility

Author tries to persuade the reader by appealing to emotions

What is a logical fallacy?

Parts of an argument that purposefully mislead the audience to persuade them.

Parts of an argument that support a claim.

Opinions that are put into place to support a claim

What is the hasty generalization fallacy?

Making assumptions about a whole group based on a sample that isn't true.

Raising an issue that distracts the audience about what is really at stake.

An attack on a person's character.

Using an expert to sell something that is not an expert for that topic.

What is the Ad Hominem fallacy?

An attack on a person's character.

Raising an issue that distracts the audience about what is really at stake.

Making assumptions about a whole group based on a sample that isn't true.

Using an expert to sell something that is not an expert for that topic.

What is the Red Herring fallacy?

Raising an issue that distracts the audience about what is really at stake.

An attack on a person's character.

Making assumptions about a whole group based on a sample that isn't true.

Using an expert to sell something that is not an expert for that topic.

What is the False Authority fallacy?

Using an expert to sell something that is not an expert for that topic.

Raising an issue that distracts the audience about what is really at stake.

An attack on a person's character.

Making assumptions about a whole group based on a sample that isn't true.

What is the Either-Or Fallacy?

When an author offers only two choices, when there are clearly more.

Author appeals to the popularity of an idea.

Saying that if "A" happens, then clearly "B" will happen. When that is not always the case.

Falsely identifying the real cause of an event.

What is the False Cause Fallacy?

Falsely identifying the real cause of an event.

When an author offers only two choices, when there are clearly more.

Author appeals to the popularity of an idea.

Saying that if "A" happens, then clearly "B" will happen. When that is not always the case.

What is the Bandwagon Fallacy?

Author appeals to the popularity of an idea.

When an author offers only two choices, when there are clearly more.

Saying that if "A" happens, then clearly "B" will happen. When that is not always the case.

Falsely identifying the real cause of an event.

What is the Slippery Slope Fallacy?

Saying that if "A" happens, then clearly "B" will happen. When that is not always the case.

When an author offers only two choices, when there are clearly more.

Author appeals to the popularity of an idea.

Falsely identifying the real cause of an event.

What is the cause and effect fallacy?

Involves saying a cause and effect relationship exists when there is no proof it does.

When an author supports a statement by repeating it in different words.

Occurs when the arguer reaches a conclusion that does not follow logically from the evidence they used to support it.

What is the Non-sequiter fallacy?

Occurs when the arguer reaches a conclusion that does not follow logically from the evidence they used to support it.

When an author supports a statement by repeating it in different words.

Involves saying a cause and effect relationship exists when there is no proof it does.

What is the Circular Reasoning (begging the question) fallacy?

When an author supports a statement by repeating it in different words.

Occurs when the arguer reaches a conclusion that does not follow logically from the evidence they used to support it.

Involves saying a cause and effect relationship exists when there is no proof it does.

Author's Claim NMS

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English

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6th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RI.6.8, RI.5.8, RI.11-12.5

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23 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a claim?

To state or assert that something is the case.

Proof that something the author is saying is true

A fact about a topic

The available body of facts.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an author's argument?

Description of a topic.

When two people yell at each other loudly.

A reason or set of reasons given with the purpose of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong.

Facts about a topic

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.SL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.1B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is evidence?

Facts that prove whether a belief or proposition is true.

Opinions that prove whether a belief or proposition is true.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does an author include reasoning?

To show you how smart they are.

Facts to prove a point.

To support the claim.

To support the evidence and show how the evidence supports the claim.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A fact is...

A statement that is true and can be proven.

A statement that is a belief, but isn't alway true and can't be proven.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An opinion is...

A statement that is true and can be proven true.

A statement that is a belief, but isn't always true and can't be proven true.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does an author use persuasion?

To trick people into thinking the same thing as them.

To convince an audience or reader to believe the way they do.

To lie in a paper without committing plagerism.

To show an audience what they think.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

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Author's Claim NMS

23 questions

What is a claim?

What is an author's argument?

What is evidence?

Why does an author include reasoning?

A fact is...

An opinion is...

Why does an author use persuasion?

What is ethos?

What is pathos?

What is logos?

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