Methods of Appeal

Question 1

A fallacy in which a rhetor seeks to persuade an audience not by giving evidence, but by appealing to the respect people have for the famous.

Answer 1

Appeal to Authority

Question 2

_____appeal to reason relies on logic or reason.

Is this logos, ethos, or pathos?

Answer 2

Logos

Question 3

_____ is ethical appeal is based on the character, credibility, or reliability of the writer.

Answer 3

Ethos

Question 4

_____ or emotional appeal, appeals to an audience’s needs, values, and emotional sensibilities.

Answer 4

Pathos

Question 5

“Fair trade agreements have raised the quality of life for coffee producers, so fair trade agreements could be used to help other farmers as well.”

Is this inductive or deductive reasoning?

Answer 5

Inductive because it takes a specific fact that appeals to a specific case, and then makes other generalizations from them.

Question 6

______ reasoning is one that takes a specific fact that appeals to a specific case, and then makes other generalizations from them.

Answer 6

Inductive

Question 7

______begins with a generalization and then applies it to a specific case.

Answer 7

Deducative

Question 8

“Standardized testing has had detrimental effects in countries such as China, so it is rational to think the same will happen in New Brunswick.”

General –> Specific

Answer 8

Deducative