A juxtaposition is....

When two contrasting things are placed side by side for comparison

Why should people know persuasive techniques?

To make someone believe you, To know when someone is trying to trick you, To get what you want from others, To get a job

Which of the following is not a persuasive technique

All of these are persuasive techniques

attacks the person rather than the issue.

Loaded Langauge - Snob Appeal

Appeal to the special, rich, or pretty and makes you feel that way

Define argumentative claim.

An opinion statement that urges the reader to agree with you

Which of these is a rhetorical question?

Would you leave your neighbor in a burning building?, Everyone deserves to be safe, don't they?

In argumentative writing, 'reasons' are ...

statements that supports the writer's claim

Sweeping generalization

is an oversimplfied statement about a group.

A Call to Action is...

When the author tells the audience to do something.

Straw man arguments work by

distorting the opposition's claim to make it easier to attack

jumping to a conclusion with too little evidence

Endorsement/testimonial

Uses a popular figure such as a celebrity to endorse a product.

Circular reasoning is

when the argumentative claim is also used as the evidence to support it

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Argumentative Unit Review

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Appeals, Rhetoric, Persuasive Techniques, Logical Fallacies, Parts of an Argument,

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1
Logical fallacies are
satirical devices
types of figurative language
errors in reasoning
rhetorical techniques
2
A red herring = ?
to get unlikely results when searching for something
lying about the catch
a miracle
something used to distract you from the key issue
3
What is a rebuttal?
A statement that disproves the counterclaim
A statement that comes at the end of your essay
A statement that is the main point of your entire essay
A statement that shows what the opposition thinks
4
persuasive techniques
are how an author presents his ideas (chron., compare/contrast)
are facts that support an argument
taps into people's values or moral standards
appeal to people's logic, ethics, and feelings
5
The rhetorical device that appeals to emotions is called
Sappy
Pathos
Logos
Ethos
6
This is a False Analogy...
False
True
7
Which of these is a slippery slope?
All of the above
No pen? Now you can’t study, you'll fail, never get a job, & have no money
If you don’t pass this test you’ll fail, never get a job, and you will die
If you forget my name, I won’t be your friend, you will be lonely, and die
8
A juxtaposition is....
None of these
When two contrasting things are placed side by side for comparison
is not real life
when you put the page and paragraph that you found your information in
9
The rhetorical appeal that uses facts, examples, and statistics is called
Pathos
Logos
Ethos
Boring
10
Why should people know persuasive techniques?
To make someone believe you
To know when someone is trying to trick you
To get what you want from others
To get a job
11
Which of the following is not a persuasive technique
Repetition
All of these are persuasive techniques
Name-Calling
Exaggeration
12
Ad Hominem...
is always true.
attacks the issue rather then the person.
attacks the person rather than the issue.
attacks like a shark.
13
The rhetorical appeal that gives credibility and trustworthiness to the speaker is
Ethos
Dependability
Pathos
Logos
14
Loaded Langauge - Snob Appeal
Appeal to the special, rich, or pretty and makes you feel that way
Appeals to the ugly and makes you feel that way.
15
A BOGO sale is which type of persuasive technique?
Appeal to Authority
Something for Nothing
Transfer
Connotation/Word Choice
16
Define argumentative claim.
The most suspenseful part of a story
None of these
A strong opinion that is in the conclusion paragraph
An opinion statement that urges the reader to agree with you
17
Which of the following is not a type of rhetoric?
Amigos
Logos
Pathos
Ethos
18
Which of these is a rhetorical question?
Would you leave your neighbor in a burning building?
Our nation needs to be protected, at all costs
Boat people take their lives into their own hands.
Everyone deserves to be safe, don't they?
19
In argumentative writing, 'reasons' are ...
the people convinced to change their viewpoint
beliefs or actions
statements that supports the writer's claim
people who agree with you
20
In argumentative essay, a counter argument ...
should come right before the conclusion.
tries to refute the opposing view.
is necessary to strengthen the argument.
All of the above
21
Using logical fallacies in your argument is a good idea.
true
false
22
Sweeping generalization
an attempt to distract the reader with irrelevant details.
tries to persuade by appealing to reader's emotions.
is an oversimplfied statement about a group.
states a conclusion as part of an argument.
23
A Call to Action is...
When the author tells the audience to do something.
A move in argument writing that asks a question
How a character feels in a text.
When the author asks the audience for support
24
Oral-B uses an ethos scientific approach as a persuasive technique.
False, it's bandwagon.
True
25
Straw man arguments work by
distorting the opposition's claim to make it easier to attack
repeating key words
putting it all together one piece at a time
attacking the opposition using emotion words
26
Hasty generalization
argument tries to establish superiority of one opinion over all others
a process where you reason from specific to general
the final part of an argument
jumping to a conclusion with too little evidence
27
ad populum
sweeping authority
attack the man
bandwagon
hasty generalization
28
Quotes from famous people or experts are persuasive techniques.
No
Yes
Maybe
It depends on the subject.
29
Endorsement/testimonial
Is manipulation
Normal people do this or believe this.
Uses a popular figure such as a celebrity to endorse a product.
Asks a question in which no response is expected or desired.
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Circular reasoning is
broad statements about groups of people
when the argumentative claim is also used as the evidence to support it
attacking the speaker rather than the argument
rhetorical questioning

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