Basic Rhetoric and Fallacies

Question 1

As your teacher who cares about you, I want you to study.

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ethos

Question 2

a commercial showing pictures of cute animals and playing emotional music to get you to donate

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sentimental appeal

Question 3

claiming your friend called you an idiot when they agree with someone else

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straw man

Question 4

a celebrity advertising deodorant and telling you that you should get it because it's his fave

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appeal to false authority

Question 5

From 1900 to 2012, federal expenses rose from 2.7% of economic output to 24%. Gov. has grown.

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solid logos; no fallacy

Question 6

fallacy that uses the opinion of a supposed expert or celebrity instead of reliable evidence

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appeal to false authority/ testimonial

Question 7

appealing to the audience by presenting evidence of your credentials or good character

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ethos

Question 8

saying all girls must be terrible drivers because you know two girls that drive poorly

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hasty generalization

Question 9

failing a test on a day that it rains and claiming the weather made you get a bad grade

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post hoc

Question 10

using a reason for a claim that is basically just a reworded statement of the claim itself

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circular reasoning/begging the question

Question 11

thanking your audience for their consideration

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ethos

Question 12

saying you didn't do the homework because the teacher is "stupid"

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ad hominem

Question 13

“I have a dream... little black boys will be able to join hands with little white boys."

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pathos

Question 14

fallacy that attempts to manipulate one's emotions and pull at the heart rather than use logic

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sentimental appeal

Question 15

McDonalds advertising their product by telling you that they've sold to millions already

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bandwagon

Question 16

when a politician tries to convince you by saying surveys show 70% of Americans agree with him

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bandwagon

Question 17

assuming that all girls like pink because most do

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hasty generalization

Question 18

fallacy that attacks an opponent's character/person rather than their idea

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ad hominem

Question 19

saying that you love Backstreet Boys because they're the best band ever

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circular reasoning

Question 20

a couple people protesting shout slurs at minorities so you assume all protesters are like that

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hasty generalization

Question 21

fallacy that uses peer pressure, trying to convince one to agree because many others do

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bandwagon

Question 22

trying to get someone to go to a vacation spot by talking about how beautiful and fun it is

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sentimental appeal

Question 23

Advertisement about donating to a charity includes scenes of emaciated children

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pathos

Question 24

A kid tries to say that he's hungry while his mom is trying to get him to go to bed

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red herring

Question 25

someone telling you you'll probably die young and never find success if you don't go to college

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scare tactics

Question 26

a commercial shows you a family using their product and making heartwarming memories

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sentimental appeal

Question 27

Someone tells a person who thinks pot should be decriminalized that he must want to use it

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straw man

Question 28

fallacy that makes a broad conclusion based on insufficient evidence

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hasty generalization

Question 29

your friend tells you that you must go to their party or you'll become boring

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false dichotomy

Question 30

saying that going to Disney makes you get good grades because your friends got A's after going

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faulty causality

Question 31

Telling your friend that they should help you fundraise, or else they're part of the problem

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false dichotomy

Question 32

claiming that if you don't go somewhere now, then you'll never get to in your life

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false dichotomy

Question 33

saying one thing caused another just because it came first

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post hoc/faulty causality

Question 34

when a candidate for political office says her opponent is wrong because he's mean and ugly

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ad hominem

Question 35

politician argues for a spending program by stating facts about the current level of spending

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logos

Question 36

fallacy that makes one fear the alternative rather than use facts

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scare tactics

Question 37

telling your parents they should get you a car since all your friends' parents got them one

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bandwagon

Question 38

All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal.

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logos

Question 39

It should be okay to destroy property when you are angry because angry people destroy things.

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circular reasoning

Question 40

telling children that monsters will come get them if they don't go to sleep at bedtime

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scare tactics

Question 41

explaining your position on an issue by citing facts and making a conclusion based on evidence

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logos

Question 42

telling your parents that they're mean if they don't bring you to the vacation spot you want

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ad hominem

Question 43

A political candidate talks about his experience as a soldier & a businessman.

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ethos

Question 44

when discussing the government's role in healthcare, you say that the gov pays for the military

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red herring

Question 45

your dad asks you why you failed your test, and you start talking about the weather

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red herring

Question 46

saying that since most inmates are men, police must target men just because they are men

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faulty causality/post hoc

Question 47

appealing to the audience with facts and logic

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logos

Question 48

fallacy that presents only two options and ignores other possibilities

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false dichotomy

Question 49

Mike has 4 dogs and Jenny has 2 dogs. Mike has more dogs than Jenny.

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solid logos; no fallacy

Question 50

I deserve to have a later curfew, so you should let me stay out until 10pm!

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circular reasoning

Question 51

claiming someone wants people to die when she agrees with cutting government spending

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straw man

Question 52

a logically, observably, or statistically true statement

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objective fact

Question 53

fallacy that misrepresents opponents' ideas by claiming they believe something they never said

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straw man

Question 54

telling a witness his testimony isn't valid because he isn't the same race as the accused

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ad hominem

Question 55

wanting Jordans because your realtor told you they are the best

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appeal to false authority

Question 56

John is a man. Therefore, John is human.

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valid logos; no fallacy

Question 57

appealing to your audience by trying to get them to feel what you want them to

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pathos

Question 58

throwing in irrelevant information to distract from the real argument

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red herring

Question 59

Not going to a study group because Beyonce said it doesn't help

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appeal to false authority

Question 60

Trying to convince your parents to buy you something because it will make you so happy

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pathos

Question 61

I know the right way to write this law because I'm a woman.

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non-sequitur

Basic Rhetoric and Fallacies

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