1. 22 June Chapter 18 quiz Discuss the rest of Chapter 18
Rhetorical Devices
Logical Fallacies
Discuss Argumentation Pre-Reading Quiz
Argument Analysis
HW: Essay#2 due tomorrow & Reading
Read Essay #1 and pay attention to what areas you need look for in Essay #2.
List of what you did during the writing process for Essay #2 due tomorrow as well.

2. Rhetorical devices
RHETORIC - the ability to use language effectively, especially to persuade or influence people
Ambiguity – vagueness/doubt
Contradictions – inconsistencies/flaws
Subtlety – elusiveness/distinction that is difficult to make but important
Irony - incongruity between what actually happens and what might be expected to happen
Sarcasm – verbal irony
Repetition
Rhetorical questions – asked for effect
Analogies – comparison used to explain something or make it easier to understand
Parallelism – deliberate repetition of words or sentence structures for effect

3. Logical Fallacies
FALLACY - something that is believed to be true but is erroneous
Post hoc – erroneous cause/effect relationships
Non sequitur – drawing a conclusion with no logical connection to the evidence cited
Ad hominem – attacking a person instead of the issue/pt of view
Appeals to questionable or faulty authority – weakens ETHOS
Begging the question – failure to establish proof for controversy
False analogy – disregards significant dissimilarities & implies that since two things have one thing in common they are alike in all respects
Either/or – only two outcomes possible
Red herring – intentional digression from the issue