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Persuasive Techniques Logical Fallacies (. (Begging the Claim: A…
Persuasive Techniques
Logical Fallacies
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Begging the Claim:
A conclusion the writer should claim is validated with a the claim.
Ex:
Filthy and polluting coal should be banned.
Ad Populum:
emotional appeal that speaks positive such as patriotism, and negative such as terrorism.
Ex:
If you were a real american you would support rights of people to choose the car they want.
Ad Hominem:
Attack on character rather than opinion or arguments
Ex:
Green Peace strategies aren't effective, because they are all dirty, and lazy hippies.
Circular Argument:
Restate argument than proving it.
Ex:
President is a good communicator because he speaks effectively.
Either/Or:
: Conclusion oversimplifies argument by reducing to two sides or choices.
Ex:
: we can either stop using cars or destroy earth.
Genetic Fallacy: Conclusion based on argument origins person or institute
Ex:The Volkswagen car is an evil because it's created by the Hitler army.
Hasty Generalization: Conclusion with no evidence
Ex: Even though it's the first day, I can tell this is going to be a boring course.
Moral Equivalence:Comparing minor misdeed with major atrocities.
Ex: That parking attendant that gave me a ticket is bad as Hitler.
Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc: Conclusion were if A occurred after B than B must have caused A
Ex:I drank bottle of water and i'm sick, so the water must made me sick.
Red Herring: A diversionary tactic that avoids the key issues, by avoiding opposing arguments.
Level of mercury in seafood may be unsafe,but what would fishers do to support their family.
Slippery slope: It a conclusion that is A happens it would continues through Z so if we don't want Z to happen we should stop A
Ex:If we ban hummers because they make the environment bad than government would ban cars also.
Straw man:Oversimplifying an opponent's and then attacking that hallow argument.
Ex: People who don't support the proposed minimum wage increase hate the poor.
Appeal: playing with someone emotions and feeling to get them to do right.
Ex: Emotions, needs, fears, desires
Evidence: Using statetics, opinions, and anecdotal
Ex: Research, statetics
Attacks: Portraying opposite views, or people as foolish, dangerous
Ex: If you believe money can solve anything, then you are a fool
Inclusive/Exclusive language: Use of we, us and our to show solidarity, or they or them to show exclusion
Ex:They did this to us,Its all their fault, We must rise up and oppose them
Rhetorical Question:Questions with no answer but ask for effect only
Ex:Are you okay?
Ex:Because you were outside while it was raining, you got wet
Cause and Effect:Arguing that one thing led to another
Ex:Child= neutral Brat= Negative
Connotation:Using emotional loaded words to influence people
Analogy:Comparing one thing to another to prove a point.
Ex:I hate(insert class here) Trying to pass it is like trying to swim up a waterfall
Generalization: making a sweep statement about a group based on two or other members
Sports fans are all crazy
Humor: using puns, irony, sarcasm, satire, or jokes to discredit opposite views.
saying "totally artraged" than "outraged" when talking about a controversial art
Jargon: Using personalized/technical terms in order to show oneself to be an expert in the field discuss
Ex:Hammerhead, Masthead
Formal Language: Using higher language with limited emotional reactions to sound more knowledge
Ex: Telling a story with elaboration
Colloquial Language: Informal, everyday language to sound friendly ans similar to audience.
"That total gross me out" instead of "That really disgusted me"
Alliteration: Repetition of initial consonant sound to add emphasis.
Ex:She sell sea shells by the sea shore
Assonance:Repetition of vowels sound for emphasis
Ex:The elite meet and greet