1. Logical Emotional Ethical

2.  A rhetorical fallacy is speech or writing that is false or misleading.  Calling a corrupt politician, “just an average guy.”  A logical fallacy is an error in reasoning. Many are based on false assumptions.  If you don’t volunteer, you will never get into a good college.

3. Test Yourself! What techniques are used?

4. You can use a filthy, disgusting cloth towel OR you can use “Kleenex Hand Towels – a clean, fresh towel every time!” There are other options though…like changing out your cloth towel. What kind of faulty thinking is this?

5.  Techniques that appeal to people’s needs, values, and feelings. Bandwagon Appeal: Taps into people’s desire to belong Millions of teens have made Abercrombie a part of their wardrobe. What are you waiting for? Ethical Appeal: Gains moral support for a claim by linking it to widely accepted value If you think every child deserves an education, support the Great Minds Org. Appeal to Fear: Makes people feel as if safety, security, or health is in danger. How clean is your hotel room? You will be shocked by our documentary's revelations. Appeal to Pity: Taps into people’s compassion for others You could save a life for the cost of one cup of coffee a day! Loaded Terms: Uses words with positive or negative connotations to stir emotions The alley is dark and dangerous. Street lamps keep you safe and protected.

6.  TV Ad: “Four out of five dentists surveyed preferred Crest toothpaste.”  How do we know that these doctors weren't under some contract with Crest and felt obligated to rank that brand #1, or risk losing all those free toothbrushes?  How many pollsters bothered to ask doctors who were known to prefer Colgate or other brands?

7.  Radio Ad: “Jackson Ford is the Number One Ford Dealership in the Southeast Region.”  Consumers are likely to associate “number one” with “the best.”  If they were the number one dealership in sales, does that mean that they have the best prices, customer service, or expertise?

8.  Your teenage daughter asks: “Everyone else is camping overnight without chaperones, so why can’t I?”  We cannot assume that the decisions of others are valid.  Do the other parents simply not care about their children’s well being or are they not aware that there never were any chaperones?

9.  So, after Sept. 30, you won't need the U.N. You will simply need men with shovels and bleached white linen and headstones. In many ways, it's unfair, but it is, nevertheless, true that this genocide will be on your watch. How you deal with it will be your legacy, your Rwanda, your Cambodia, your Auschwitz.” — George Clooney to the United Nations regarding Darfur)

10.  Endorsements of respected celebrities  http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/comp1/play.gif http://papyr.com/hypertextbooks/comp1/play.gif

11.  Army Ads  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hosiAsy8dhA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hosiAsy8dhA

12. Emotion  Pity  https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=IO9d2PpP7tQ https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=IO9d2PpP7tQ Emotional & Bandwagon  Fear  http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=khrTt- rLUGQ&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=khrTt- rLUGQ&feature=related

14.  You and your group have been approached to create a print ad (poster) using one of the persuasive techniques discussed today.  You may be assigned a company, or you may have to pick your own!  You have 40 minutes to create an ad with a slogan that fits your assigned technique. Be prepared to explain why it fits tomorrow!  You may use any of the supplies on the counter.

15. A. Clothing line/Snob appeal B. Clorox Green Works product/Ethical Appeal C. Coca-Cola/ Bandwagon Appeal D. Security Alarm System/Appeal to Fear E. Pet food/Emotional appeal: humor F. Loaded Terms (Negative)/Auto G. Loaded Terms (Positive)/Food product H. Create an ad with a Rhetorical Fallacy/Choose a brand/toy I. Create an ad with a celebrity endorsement that is a Logical Fallacy (beauty product)