Rhetorical Fallacies Flashcards

1

Creates a sense of fear in the audience

Testimonial
Stereotyping
Scare Tactics
Bandwagon

2

The argument that since something is popular or everyone is doing it, so should you.

Ethical Appeal
Bandwagon
Scare Tactics
False Need

3

Identify primary fallacy

Ad Hominem
Testimonial
Appeal to Authority
Scare Tactics

4

Use of a respected source of authority instead of or in addition to facts

Ad Hominem
Categorical Claim
Emotional Appeal
Appeal to Authority

5

Relates two things only because they are similar in one aspect

Categorical Claim
Appeal to Ethics
Stereotyping
Emotional Appeal

6

Relies on the backing of a celebrity, expert, or satisfied customer

Exaggeration
Testimonial
Stereotyping
Categorical Claim

7

Identify primary fallacy

Testimonial
Bandwagon
Appeal to Logic
Stereotyping

8

Identify primary fallacy

Categorical Claim
Stereotyping
Ethical Appeal
Ad Hominem

9

Devalues a claim by attacking the character of the opposing side

Ad Hominem
Scare Tactics
Appeal to Authority
False Need

10

Creating an unnecessary desire for something

Scare Tactics
False Need
Ad Hominem
Ethical Appeal

11

Identify primary fallacy

Appeal to Authority
Categorical Claim
Scare Tactics
Exaggeration

12

Identify primary fallacy

False Need
Categorical Claim
Emotional Appeal
Exaggeration

13

Classifying a person or group according to a common aspect that is oversimplified

Appeal to Emotion
Stereotyping
Exaggeration
Categorical Claim

14

An overstatement of representation of more than is actually true

Categorical Claim
Ad Hominem
False Need
Exaggeration

15

Identify primary fallacy

False Need
Bandwagon
Stereotyping
Exaggeration

Rhetorical Fallacies

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Rhetorical Fallacies

Questions 15