Apa Techniques

Question 1

A brief account of an interesting event to make a point or persuade

Answer 1

Anecdotes.

Question 2

Exaggerated statements or claims that are not meant to be taken literally

Answer 2

Hyperbole

Question 3

A broad sweeping statement about a group of people

Answer 3

Generalisation

Question 4

An appeal that persuades people to feel concerned for their financial well-being, making them feel ripped off or overcharged

Answer 4

Appeal to hip-pocket nerve

Question 5

Ab appeal that refers to the importance of putting out needs before others

Answer 5

Appeal to self interest

Question 6

Supporting materials to prove a point or back argument

Answer 6

Evidence

Question 7

Numbers or data used as evidence

Answer 7

Statistics

Question 8

A comparison if two different things that are similar in some way

Answer 8

Analogy

Question 9

Appeal to the belief everyone deserves fair and equal treatment

Answer 9

Appeal to justice

Question 10

Appeal to peoples desire to be progressive and modern

Answer 10

Appeal to modernity

Question 11

Appeal to the belief that traditional family values are best for society

Answer 11

Appeal to family values

Question 12

Appeal to safety, security, or threatened health

Answer 12

Appeal to fear

Question 13

Appeal to national pride

Answer 13

Appeal to nationalism

Question 14

The reason something happens and the result of it happening

Answer 14

Cause and effect

Question 15

Considering only two extremes when there are other possibilities

Answer 15

False Dichotomy

Question 16

Exaggerated statements or claims

Answer 16

Hyperbole

Question 17

The use of an argument developed sets by step with reasoning and evidence to support their points

Answer 17

Reason and Logic

Question 18

An opponent attributes false or exaggerated characteristics to their opponent and attacks them - losing their credibility

Answer 18

Strawman Attack

Question 19

An argument attacking someone’s character rather than their position on an issue

Answer 19

Ad Hominem argument

Question 20

A combination of exaggeration and cause and effect

Answer 20

Slippery Slope

Question 21

Assuming that the relationship between things means that one is the cause of the other

Answer 21

False Cause

Question 22

Something that draw attention away from the main issue

Answer 22

Red Herring