Rhetorical strategies and logical fallacies

Question 1

Used to persuade the reader that the writer’s view/opinion is correct

Answer 1

persuasive writing

Question 2

Can appeal to three things

Answer 2

emotion, logic, and credibility

Question 3

techniques that authors and speakers use to persuade readers and listeners.

Answer 3

rhetorical strategies

Question 4

appeals logic&reasoning: relies on use of common sense, facts, stats, data points etc.

Answer 4

Logos

Question 5

appeal to emotion: tries to get the audience to feel strong emotions in order to persuade

Answer 5

pathos

Question 6

appeal to authority or credibility: tries to persuade the audience using a sense of right or wrong and/or utilizing credible experts who can be believed

Answer 6

ethos

Question 7

the use of the same grammatical structure in a sentence or sentences. It connects author’s ideas, and emphasizes them.

Answer 7

parallel structure

Question 8

poor reasoning/ over-reliance on emotions are

Answer 8

logical fallacies

Question 9

suggests that a relatively small first step would lead to a chain of related events resulting in some significant effect. The idea that such a chain of events will definitely happen me simply be untrue.

Answer 9

slippery slope

Question 10

a conclusion that overstates the facts, statement that uses words like always, never, everything,only, or all

Answer 10

Overgeneralization

Question 11

Is basing conclusions on opinion rather than fact/info.

Answer 11

personal bias