Persuasive Divices

Question 1

pathos

Answer 1

emotional appeal

persuasive technique targeting a reader’s feelings

Question 2

ethos

Answer 2

ethical appeal

a persuasive technique targeting reader’s sense of right and wrong

Question 3

logos

Answer 3

logical appeal

a persuasive technique that cites facts and/or statistics to target a reader’s intellect

Question 4

euphemism

Answer 4

the substitution of a mild or vague expression for something offensive or harsh

Question 5

rhetorical question

Answer 5

a question to which no answer is expected

Question 6

parallel structure

Answer 6

the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures

Question 7

deductive reasoning

Answer 7

a logical process in which a conclusion is based on multiple premises that are assumed to be true

Question 8

inductive reasoning

Answer 8

a logical process in which multiple premises are combined to meet a specific conclusion

Question 9

logical fallacies

Answer 9

potential vulnerabilities or weaknesses in an argument

Question 10

red herring

Answer 10

when the writer skips to a topic that has nothing to do with the discussion

Question 11

ad hominem

Answer 11

arguing a point by questioning the opponent’s credibility

Question 12

straw man

Answer 12

poor evidence or example to support the topic

Question 13

false dilemma

Answer 13

only offers two options that are usually extreme and inaccurate

Question 14

hasty generalization

Answer 14

not enough evidence to support a conclusion

Question 15

circular reasoning

Answer 15

using the claim as evidence