Freshmen Persuasive Vocabulary

Question 1

*Being good at convincing someone to do/believe something by using reasoning.

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Persuasive

Question 2

"If we allow kids to pick the movie this time, they are going to expect to pick everything else in the future."

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Slippery slope

Question 3

*A rebuttal is an argument against an idea.

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True

Question 4

*Bias is when an author (or person in general) shows how they feel about a topic or idea.

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True

Question 5

*Words used to cause emotion. Ex. Witch hunt instead of investigation.

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Loaded language

Question 6

Can be trusted.

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Reliable

Question 7

"You aren't wearing that, are you?"

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Rhetorical question

Question 8

"Everyone is wearing Under Armour to the game tonight, you should, too!"

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Bandwagon

Question 9

Social Media Challenges are an example of this fallacy.

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Bandwagon

Question 10

*What is logos?

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An appeal to logic.

Question 11

*Proof of a stated fact - these can be quotes, statistics, video, photographs, etc…

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Evidence

Question 12

*What is pathos?

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An appeal to emotion.

Question 13

*An opinion is a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

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True

Question 14

A logical fallacy makes a clear argument.

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False

Question 15

*What is ethos?

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An appeal to morals/ethics.

Question 16

Lacking evidence that supports their claim, so the argument does not make sense.

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Logical fallacy

Question 17

"If we let her bring this homework in late, she will turn everything in late."

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Slippery slope

Question 18

*This describes the nature of a problem and supports a solution.

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Persuasive claim

Question 19

Not trustworthy.

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Unreliable

Question 20

"How should I know?"

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Rhetorical question

Question 21

Common problems with reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument.

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Logically fallacy

Question 22

A contridiction is a statement that is opposite to one already made. (Saying one thing, doing another.)

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True

Question 23

*The art of effective speaking/writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other techniques.

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Rhetoric

Question 24

*Which logical fallacy means getting people to do/think something because “everyone else is doing it.”

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Bandwagon

Question 25

*A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point. It is NOT to get an answer.

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Rhetorical question

Freshmen Persuasive Vocabulary

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Freshmen Persuasive Vocabulary

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