Rhetoric and Fallacy | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

What is the bandwagon fallacy?

Presents the thoughts of a group to persuade someone to think the same way- peer pressure.

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What is ethos?

Appealing to your audience by convincing them of you/your topic's moral character.

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What is the false dichotomy fallacy?

When two points of view are presented as the only options when there are others.

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What is logos?

Appealing to your audience with logic.

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boom

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shark

Other team loses 20 points!

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gift

Win 5 points!

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baam

Lose 20 points!

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What is the ad hominem fallacy?

An attack on a person’s character to disprove their argument.

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What is the post hoc fallacy?

Assuming that an event was caused by a prior event.

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boom

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fairy

Take points!

fairy

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lifesaver

Give 15 points!

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What is the stacking the deck fallacy?

When evidence against a supporting argument is ignored.

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seesaw

Swap points!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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thief

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What is the hasty generalization fallacy?

When someone makes a sweeping statement without considering all the facts.

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What is the emotional appeal/scare tactics logical fallacy?

When a speaker uses emotional language, emotions, or emotional images to get the audience to sympathize with them or become scared.

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What is pathos?

Appealing to your audience with emotion.

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What is the strawman fallacy?

When someone takes an argument and misrepresents it so it’s easy to attack .

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What is the circular reasoning fallacy?

When the argument is restated rather than proven.

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monster

Reset all scores!

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shark

Other team loses 20 points!

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shark

Other team loses 20 points!

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lifesaver

Give 20 points!

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