Rhetoric: Persuasion and Fallacy

Question 1

This is a conclusion that assumes that if 'A' occurred after 'B' then 'B' must have caused 'A.'

Accepted Answer

False Cause

Question 2

Greek for "timeliness" a well timed or argument, or one that uses proper tone.

Accepted Answer

Kairos

Question 3

Arguer goes off on a tangent, raising a side issue that distracts the audience.

Accepted Answer

Red Herring

Question 4

Greek for "word" an appeal to logic or reason. Often uses stats

Accepted Answer

Logos

Question 5

All basketballs are round. This is a basketball. Therefore this is round.

Accepted Answer

Sound and Valid

Question 6

Greek for "suffering" an appeal to emotion.

Accepted Answer

Pathos

Question 7

Pirates help keep the earth cool.

Accepted Answer

False Cause

Question 8

Is this sound or valid?

Accepted Answer

Sound and Invalid

Question 9

If A happens, eventually B, C, Y, Z will happen. A = Z. We don't want Z to occur, A must stop.

Accepted Answer

Slippery Slope

Question 10

The logical fallacy in this image is...

Accepted Answer

Ad Hominem

Question 11

Kevin Gates would have a valuable opinion on jail food, but he is not an authority on tax law

Accepted Answer

Appeal to Authority

Question 12

This move oversimplifies an opponent's viewpoint and then attacks that hollow argument.

Accepted Answer

Straw Man

Question 13

Which strategy does this ad best exemplify?

Accepted Answer

Ethos

Question 14

Which strategy does this ad best exemplify?

Accepted Answer

Pathos

Question 15

We can either stop using cars or destroy the earth.

Accepted Answer

Red Herring

Question 16

Which strategy does this ad best exemplify?

Accepted Answer

Kairos

Question 17

Greek for "character" an appeal to trustworthiness.

Accepted Answer

Ethos

Question 18

We can either stop using cars or destroy the earth.

Accepted Answer

Either/Or

Question 19

This is a conclusion based on insufficient or biased evidence; rushing to a conclusion.

Accepted Answer

Hasty Generalization

Question 20

The student I met from St. John was really nice. We should all be friends with St. John kids.

Accepted Answer

Hasty Generalization

Question 21

If all dogs are mammals, all dogs are reptiles. All dogs are mammals. All dogs are reptiles.

Accepted Answer

Unsound and Valid

Question 22

What rhetorical strategies do you see in this ad?

Accepted Answer

Kairos, Ethos, Pathos, Logos

Question 23

The bill shouldn't pass. The guy who wrote it cheated on his wife.

Accepted Answer

Ad Hominem

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