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What is a Red Herring?

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A Red Herring is a rhetorical fallacy that introduces an irrelevant topic to divert attention from the original issue.

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What is Bandwagon?

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Bandwagon is a rhetorical device that suggests one should do something because everyone else is doing it.

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What is a Slippery Slope?

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A Slippery Slope is a fallacy that argues that a relatively small first step leads to a chain of related events culminating in some significant effect.

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What is a Hasty Generalization?

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A Hasty Generalization is a fallacy in which a conclusion is not logically justified by sufficient or unbiased evidence.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

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What is an Ad Hominem?

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An Ad Hominem is a fallacy that attacks the person making an argument rather than the argument itself.

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What is False Dilemma?

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A False Dilemma is a fallacy that presents two options as the only possibilities, when in fact more options exist.

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What is Anaphora?

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Anaphora is a rhetorical device that involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

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What is Allusion?

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An Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.

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What is the purpose of using rhetorical devices?

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Rhetorical devices are used to persuade, inform, or entertain an audience by enhancing the effectiveness of communication.