Rhetorical Appeals and Logical Fallacies by Maria Seubert https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7 Notes about ethos, logos, pathos, and some logical fallacies. Created for Skatrud’s Public Speaking class. en-us 2016-10-05 18:16:24 UTC 2017-05-17 11:08:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Ethos 17seubem https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128599252 -credibility or ethical appeal that involves persuasion
-ex: “Our expertise in roofing contracting is evidenced not only by our 100 years in the business and our staff of qualified technicians, but in the decades of satisfied customers who have come to expect nothing but the best.”
-The speaker talks about their experience and expertise in order to persuade the customers of their credibility. ]]> 2016-10-05 18:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128599252 Logos 17seubem https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128602040 -used to convince or persuade by using reason or logic
-“Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man”.
-This statement provides clear and exact arguments and also consists of a conclusion.]]> 2016-10-05 18:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128602040 Pathos 17seubem https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128872378 -promotes emotions like pity and sympathy
-ex: “Made in China” logo on various products sold in China
-Their goal is to increase sales by evoking patriotism. ]]> 2016-10-06 15:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128872378 Hasty Generalization 17seubem https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128874398 -when a conclusion is not justified by sufficient or unbiased evidence
-"An environmental group illegally blocked loggers and workers at a nuclear plant. Therefore, environmentalists are radicals who take the law into their own hands."
- The conclusion is based on limited evidence.

]]> 2016-10-06 16:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128874398 Slippery Slope 17seubem https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128875615 -falsely assume that one thing must lead to another
-"(1) If you buy a Green Day album, then next you’ll be buying Buzzcocks albums, and before you know it you’ll be a punk with green hair and everything.
(2) You don’t want to become a punk.
Therefore:
(3) You shouldn’t buy a Green Day album."
-The conclusion hasn't been proven because the first assumption isn't accurate.]]> 2016-10-06 16:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128875615 Bandwagon 17seubem https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128877436 -appeal to the masses
-“Everyone is voting for David, so definitely he is the best presidential candidate.” 
-This person is conforming to others' beliefs.]]> 2016-10-06 16:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128877436 Appeal to Authority 17seubem https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128883350 -an argument from authority
-"My 5th grade teacher once told me that girls will go crazy for boys if they learn how to dance.  Therefore, if you want to make the ladies go crazy for you, learn to dance."
-This person is arguing that something is true because someone of authority said it was true.]]> 2016-10-06 16:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128883350 Appeal to Pity 17seubem https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128885534 -the sob story
-Student: 'Can you please round up my grade?'
Teacher: 'I'm sorry, but my policy is not to round up.'
Student: 'But I studied really hard for this test and my parents will be mad if I don't get a good grade.'
-The student is trying to win support for their argument by exploiting their their opponent's feelings of pity or guilt.
]]> 2016-10-06 16:27:33 UTC https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/128885534 Straw Man 17seubem https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/129378360 -giving the impression of disproving an opponent's argument, while actually disproving an argument that was not given by that opponent
-"After Will said that we should put more money into health and education, Warren responded by saying that he was surprised that Will hates our country so much that he wants to leave it defenseless by cutting military spending."
-Warren misrepresented Will's argument to make it easier to attack.

]]> 2016-10-10 00:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/129378360 Red Herring 17seubem https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/129379086 -an argument that distracts from the original topic
-"There is a lot of commotion regarding saving the environment. We cannot make this world an Eden. What will happen if it does become Eden? Adam and Eve got bored there!"
-The idea of Adam and Eve getting bored in Eden throws the listeners off the real issue of environment.]]> 2016-10-10 00:54:15 UTC https://padlet.com/17seubem/yp5v2kse7he7/wish/129379086