During elections, politicians attempt to persuade voters by appealing to ______ to demonstrate their high moral character and trustworthiness.

_____ is Latin for "toward the man."

Circular reasoning is also known as _________ .

A sound argument is one in which the premises are true and the form or structure of the argument uses ____________ reasoning.

Aristotle claimed that the art of persuasion by appealing to ______ is closely tied to reason.

__________ is Latin for "after this, therefore because of this."

Ad populum is Latin for "to the people," which is also recognized as peer pressure or .

A stereotype falls under the umbrella of a(n) _____ .

__________ literally translates to "thinking about thinking."

_____ is Latin for "it does not follow."

Showing starving children in third-world countries as a means of persuasion is considered an appeal to ____ .

The ___________ of the word "critical" may seem negative, such as when one expresses disapproval; however, the _____________ of the word "critical" means to use thoughtful consideration or careful judgment.

________ is Latin for "to lead down from," while _____ is Latin for "to lead in to or up to."

Identify whether the following argument is an example of induction, deduction, or an enthymeme. “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.” (Johnny Cochran during the OJ Simpson trial, 1995)

Identify whether the following argument is an example of induction, deduction, or an enthymeme. Helium is stable because it’s a noble gas.

Identify whether the following argument is an example of induction, deduction, or an enthymeme. You can't log into the network. If you have a current password, then you can log into the network. Therefore, you don't have a current password.

Identify whether the following argument is an example of induction, deduction, or an enthymeme. Monocot flower parts are in multiples of three. Apple flowers have five petals. Therefore, apple trees are not monocots.

Identify whether the following argument is an example of induction, deduction, or an enthymeme. “My parents decide to buy my brothers guns. These are not ‘real’ guns. They shoot ‘BBs,’ copper pellets my brothers say will kill birds. Because I am a girl, I do not get a gun.” (“Beauty: When the Other Dancer Is the Self” from In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens by Alice Walker)

Identify whether the following argument is an example of induction, deduction, or an enthymeme. The current in an electrical circuit is directly proportional to the voltage and inversely proportional to the resistance (I=V/R). The resistance in a circuit is doubled. Therefore, the current is cut in half.

Identify whether the following argument is an example of induction, deduction, or an enthymeme. “Does this place look like I’m married? The toilet seat’s up, man!” (Jeff Bridges as The Dude in The Big Lebowski)

Identify the fallacy the witnesses for the state assume, and explain how their assumption commits that fallacy. “The witnesses for the state, with the exception of the sheriff of Maycomb County, have presented themselves to you gentlemen, to this court, in the cynical confidence that their testimony would not be doubted, confident that you gentlemen would go along with them on the assumption—the evil assumption—that all Negroes lie, that all Negroes are basically immoral beings, that all Negro men are not to be trusted around our women, an assumption one associates with minds of their calibre.” (spoken by Atticus Finch to the jury in his closing statement from To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee)

Identify the fallacy that Viserys Targaryen represents, and explain how his character is an example of that fallacy. Early in Game of Thrones, we are led to believe that Viserys Targaryen appears to be a major threat to the currently reigning king, Robert Baratheon. Viserys is the son of the former king Aerys (The Mad King), and Viserys is obsessed with conquering the Westlands and reclaiming his father’s throne. However, we soon realize that Viserys isn’t the real threat.

Identify the fallacy committed in these lines from the song "Imagine," and explain how these lines commit that fallacy. “You may say I'm a dreamer / But I'm not the only one / I hope someday you’ll join us / And the world will live as one.” (“Imagine” by John Lennon)

Identify the fallacy Tom commits, and explain how Tom's argument commits that fallacy Kit is struggling to understand Shakespeare, so Tom tells Kit to rely on SparkNotes.com for help since their website offers study guides on many topics.

Identify the fallacy committed by the Records Department, and explain how its actions commit that fallacy. “There were the vast depositories where the corrected documents were stored, and the hidden furnaces where the original copies were destroyed. And somewhere or other, quite anonymous, there were the directing brains who co-ordinated the whole effort and laid down the lines of policy which made it necessary that this fragment of the past should be preserved, that one falsified, and the other rubbed out of existence.” (a description of the Records Department of the Ministry of Truth in 1984 by George Orwell)

Identify the fallacy committed by the arguer in this example, and explain how the arguer commits that fallacy. A poem does not come into existence by accident. The words of a poem come out of a poet's head. In order to judge T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, we must know the design or plan he had in his mind. What was Eliot's attitude toward his work? How did he feel? What made him write?

Identify the fallacy committed by the arguer in this example, and explain how the arguer commits that fallacy. Rivka Galchen's short story "Usl at the Stadium" is merely about the role that social media plays in public shaming.

Identify the fallacy committed in these lines from "Don't Download This Song," and explain how these lines commit that fallacy. “’Cause you start out stealing songs / Then you’re robbing liquor stores / And selling crack / And running over school kids with your car.” (“Don’t Download This Song” by “Weird Al' Yankovic)

You commit plagiarism when you summarize or paraphrase another person's thoughts into your own words and don't attribute these ideas to their source.

When paraphrasing a text, you are not required to include an MLA in-text citation.