celebrity endorsement, argument from authority

shifts attention to an issue that has no relevance

suggests dire consequences from relatively minor causes.

Hasty Generalization, False Analogy, Equivocation

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AP Lang Rhetorical Fallacies

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Appealing to the heart in order to bypass the brain
Scare tactics
Equivocation
Sentimental Appeals
2
Everybody does it!
False Analogy
Equivocation
Bandwagon
3
Shifts attention from an issue at hand to one that has no logical connection to the first
Straw man argument
Dogmatism
Equivocatoin
Red Herring
4
Dr. Oz:
celebrity endorsement
argument from authority
testimonial
propaganda
5
If it ain't false, it must be true. (and vice-versa)
Appeal to ignorance
Scare tactics
Ignorance is bliss
Dogmatism
6
Begging the Question
shifts attention to an issue that has no relevance
assuming that previous generalized statements are facts.
assuming that previous generalized statements are false
using a statement that doesn’t follow
7
Slippery Slope
suggests dire consequences from relatively minor causes.
an illogical and irrelevant comparison
using selective or insufficient evidence
I’m correct because I’m correct
8
Shifts argument from topic to blaming/attacking the person
Ad hominem
Straw Man Argument
Faulty Causality
9
Does pineapple affect wifi signal?
Non sequitur
Faulty casualty
False analogy
Dogmatism
10
using fear to hide the lack of proof behind an argument
Bandwagon
Scare tactics
Dogmatism
Red herring
11
see image
Domgatism
Argument from authority
Appeal to ignorance
12
one event can happen after another, without the first necessarily directly leading to the 2nd
Faulty Causality
Scare Tactics
Faulty/False Analogy
Equivocation
13
the oversimplification of an opponent’s argument to make it easier to attack
Equivocation
Straw Man Argument
False Dichotomy
Faulty Causality
14
See picture
Hasty Generalization
Bologna Sandwiches (BS)
False Analogy
Equivocation
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considering only two extremes, no middle ground.
Scare Tactics
Faulty/False Analogy
Red Herring
False Dichotomy

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