How is persuasion used in a court room?
Should a reader believe everything an author writes? Why or why not?
Faulty Reasoning Techniques Red Herring Def: distract reader by presenting side issue Bandwagon Def: everyone is doing it False Authority Def: no evidence given Incorrect Factual Claims Def: facts that are wrong Faulty Reasoning Def: arguments that are not logical
Faulty Reasoning Techniques Red Herring Def: distract reader by presenting side issue Bandwagon Def: everyone is doing it False Authority Def: no evidence given Incorrect Factual Claims Def: facts that are wrong Faulty Reasoning Def: arguments that are not logical
Faulty Reasoning
Incorrect Factual Claims
Red Herring This is when a speaker attempts to distract an audience by deviating from the topic at hand by introducing a separate argument which the speaker believes will be easier to speak to.
Bandwagon
False Authority