Rhetorical Fallacy by Brycen Allen https://padlet.com/660962/8l215i1r82bg en-us 2019-03-22 18:05:58 UTC 2025-12-10 15:57:49 UTC hello@padlet.com Bandwagon 660962 https://padlet.com/660962/8l215i1r82bg/wish/344342382 Definition:  A idea or action that someone (usually a friend) does the same as someone else (again usually a friend) because they want to fit in, or to avoid conflict.
Example:  ]]> 2019-03-22 18:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/660962/8l215i1r82bg/wish/344342382 Ad Hominem 660962 https://padlet.com/660962/8l215i1r82bg/wish/344345741 Definition:  Someone starting an argument / conflict instead of talking about the problem that they're facing.
Example:  Sarah shows Ad Hominem by saying "Barack Obama is like a kid on a playground that would say punch me in the face and I wont retaliate." Instead of talking about the issue of him restricting nuclear weapons.
Time stamp: 0:34]]> 2019-03-22 18:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/660962/8l215i1r82bg/wish/344345741 Exaggeration 660962 https://padlet.com/660962/8l215i1r82bg/wish/344346753 Definition:  Tells the reader/person/listener something about a person/thing that is true but a little bit / a lot of a stretch of the truth.
Example: Barack Obama uses exaggeration by saying the word "gut" to make it sound more negative rather than saying "cut" when talking about taking money from medicare, medicaid, and social security.]]> 2019-03-22 18:19:23 UTC https://padlet.com/660962/8l215i1r82bg/wish/344346753 Stereotyping 660962 https://padlet.com/660962/8l215i1r82bg/wish/344954258 Definition:  When somebody labels a person / people  in ways that are often negative.
Example:  Hillary Clinton calls Trump's voters "The basket of deplorables"  because they voted for Trump and not her.
Time stamp: 0:07]]> 2019-03-25 17:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/660962/8l215i1r82bg/wish/344954258 Testimonia 660962 https://padlet.com/660962/8l215i1r82bg/wish/344955877 Definition:  When a person (often somebody that is famous) assist a thing or idea.
Example:]]> 2019-03-25 18:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/660962/8l215i1r82bg/wish/344955877 Loaded words 660962 https://padlet.com/660962/8l215i1r82bg/wish/344958561 Definition: When you or somebody else uses words with strong vocabulary that can be negative or positive to create several moods, imagery, attitudes, (etc, etc).
Example: ]]> 2019-03-25 18:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/660962/8l215i1r82bg/wish/344958561