A means of persuasion in an argument. According to Aristotle, there are 3 fundamental appeals to persuade a person: 1. Reason (Logos), 2. Ethics (Ethos), and 3. Emotion (Pathos).
Appeal
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Repeating a word, phrase, or idea for emphasis.
Repetition
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unfair appeal to the audience's emotions
Emotional Fallacy
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clearly stated
explicit
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Appeal to emotion
Pathos
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A conclusion drawn from specific information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or person. (Example: Jenny's dog is mean. All dogs are mean.)
Generalization
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seesaw
Swap points!
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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fairy
Take points!
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thief
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Appeal to reason
Logos
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This rhetorical fallacy attacks the person rather than on the opponent's ideas. It comes from the Latin meaning "against the man."
ad hominem
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baam
Lose 25 points!
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seesaw
Swap points!
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rocket
Go to first place!
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baam
Lose 20 points!
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a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong
Argument
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an argument that is not sound but may still be convincing
rhetorical fallacy
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unreasonably advance the writer's own authority or character
Ethical Fallacy
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Double points!
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shark
Other team loses 15 points!
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a false or mistaken idea
fallacy
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the art of using language effectively and persuasively