Midterm Exam Flashcards
Snob Appeal
Luxurious snob
Appeal to Fear
Threatens the audience. Will there be a job waiting on you when you leave college?
Appeal to Pity
Attempts to win sympathy. Parents fault I’m not doing well in college they didn’t motivate me.
Begging the Question
Going in a circle I believe him because he was believable.
Loaded Question
How many times are you going to annoy me with you stupid questions
Hidden assumptions
Double Standard
Judges and labels the same act differently
Your pets are welcomed but no kids Bc they’re messy.
Equivocation
Shifts the meaning of a word flip flops
I have the right to this all and this is the right thing to do.
False analogy
Comparing two things that are alike in some aspect
It’s necessary to hit both nails and employees on the head so they get to work.
False Cause
Believes one event leads to the next Bc of the first.
Walking under the laser made me break my leg.
Appeal to Authority
Celebrities are used to sell products that they have no medical authority over.
False Dilemma
Either OR reasoning
America: leave it or love it
Hasty Generalization
A hasty conclusion
All coffee shops food gives heart burn.
Personal Attack
Discredits the individual and attacks then rather than the argument
Michael can’t give advice on libraries because he didn’t complete his library science degree.
Poisoning the Well
Tarnishes the argument before it even happens.
Nobody doesn’t like Sarah Lee
Red Herring
Throw you off the scent of idea at hand.
While the hospital bond issue has merit three are too many bond issues on this ballot.
