FALLACIES

Sentimental AppealHasty Faulty Generalization- CausalityMaking assumptions based on events

Begging the QuestionCircular reasoning

Complex QuestionHave you stopped stealing yet?

Straw Man-

Uses tender emotions to Making stereotypical ignore the facts assumptions

Lying about your opponent to make you look better

Appeal to Lack of EvidenceIf you cant disprove it, it must be true

Appeal to TraditionIf it isnt broke, dont fix it

Either/Or-

Slippery Slope-

Scare Tactic-

Ethical ArgumentArguments that violate ethics and morals

Giving 2 options, but one is unacceptable

A tiny mistake will snowball into a catastrophe

If audience doesnt do what you want, bad things will happen

Genetic-

Ad Hominem (Personal Attack)Attack the persons flaws instead of the arguments

Appeal to False Bandwagon AuthorityApproachFollowing someones opinion that doesnt matter Everyone is doing it, so should you

Snob Approach- Patriotic ApproachAll of the best are doing it MURICA!

The opponent is bad b/c of race or ethnicity or genetics

AP Vocab (just a couple big ones, the list is too long)

JuxtapositionAllusionAmplificationExpanding a statement QualifyAgree with some points, but disagree with others SpeculativeEngaged in/expressing/bas ed on opinion rather than knowledge PedanticConcerned about insignificant things ParadoxContradicting statement AnecdoteTalking about a past event related to the topic Putting ideas side- Referencing by-side for something comparison

Extemporaneous- DigressSpoken/done without practice

Expository-

ColloquialRegional way of using language

ParodyClearly and obviously make fun of something

Start talking about Intended to one topic but lead describe or to other off-topic explain something points ConcreteAmbivalent-

AbstractReferring to intangible things

InexorableUnyielding, unalterable

CapriciousFanciful or witty

Referring to things Having mixed through senses feelings/ideas about something

Commentary Vocabulary
Alliteration Anadiplosis Anaphora Antistrophe Antithesis Apophasis Aphorism Apostrophe Assonance Cacophony Chiasmus Double Entendre Erotoma Litotes Metonymy Paradox Syllepsis Synecdoche Tautology Zeugma Same sounds Repetition of words Repeating beginning phrase Repeating ending phrase Contrast of ideas Stating something to deny/change the subject Short, witty statement about life Change who youre talking to Same vowel sounds Harsh sounds Inverted order of thoughts Double meaning of implied words/phrase Rhetorical questions Understatement Words representing things Opposite to common sense Words used twice but understood differently Repeating an idea in a different way

Remember to comment of the following

Rhetorical AnalysisQuestion 2
Subject Occasion Audience Purpose Speaker Tone

Persuasive ArgumentsQuestion 1&3

Specific thesis/examples Hook the Reader Address the opposition Dont sit on the fence Explain how and/or why your examples prove your thesis Show attitude!

Specific Examples- Question 1& 3

How does the writers choice affect the reader/listeners? Rhetorical modes: Ethos, Logos, Pathos Explain the writers intent Why does the writer think the reader/listeners opinion will be changed

To improve your commentary, try using these phrases following your concrete details

From this example, one can This shows that By this, the author The intended effect of this The reader (or audience) would