Rhetoric and Logic Fallacies

Match the following

• The art of persuasive communication through language and symbols.

• Logos

• A persuasive technique that uses logic and evidence to support argument.

• Pathos

• A persuasive technique that establishes credibility and trustworthiness on a subject.

• Rhetoric

• The unstoppable time. and the inevitability of change serving as a metaphor for persuasion.

• Kronos

• A persuasive technique that uses emotions to influence audience viewpoint.

• Ethos

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

​ ​ Attacking the person making the argument rather than the argument itself.​ ​ (a)  

• Ad hominem
• Appeal to authority
• Appeal to emotion
• Bandwagon

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Relying on the opinions or authority of a person or group to support an argument, without providing sufficient evidence or reasoning. (a)  

• Slippery slope
• Appeal to authority
• Hasty generalization
• Slippery slope

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Using emotional language or images to persuade the audience, without providing logical reasoning or evidence. (a)  

• Hasty generalization
• Bandwagon
• Appeal to emotion
• Ad hominem

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

Suggesting that a particular belief or action is popular or widely accepted, without providing evidence to support it. (a)  

• Appeal to authority
• Hasty generalization
• False dichotomy
• Bandwagon

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Presenting only two options as if they are the only possible choices, ignoring other possibilities or options. (a)  

• False dichotomy
• Slippery slope
• Strawman
• Appeal to authority

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Drawing a conclusion based on insufficient evidence or a limited sample size. (a)  

• Bandwagon
• Hasty generalization
• Slippery slope
• Strawman

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

CCSS.W.9-10.9B

Suggesting that a small, initial action will inevitably lead to much larger, undesirable consequences, without providing sufficient evidence or reasoning. (a)  

• Slippery slope
• Circular reasoning
• Hasty generalization
• Red herring:

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Misrepresenting or exaggerating an opponent's argument in order to make it easier to attack. (a)  

• Strawman
• Circular reasoning
• Red herring
• Hasty generalization

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3

Using the conclusion of an argument to support the premises, without providing independent evidence or reasoning. (a)  

• Bandwagon
• Hasty generalization
• Circular reasoning
• Red herring

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

CCSS.SL.9-10.3