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    The rhetorical triangle outlines three modes of persuasion: logos, ethos, and pathos. Logos relies on logic and credibility, ethos on emotional appeal, and pathos on establishing urgency. There are also 15 common logical fallacies outlined, including hasty generalization, ad hominem, and appeal to questionable authority. Logical fallacies represent flawed or irrational reasoning that undermines an argument.

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    The rhetorical triangle outlines three modes of persuasion: logos, ethos, and pathos. Logos relies on logic and credibility, ethos on emotional appeal, and pathos on establishing urgency. There are also 15 common logical fallacies outlined, including hasty generalization, ad hominem, and appeal to questionable authority. Logical fallacies represent flawed or irrational reasoning that undermines an argument.

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    The rhetorical triangle outlines three modes of persuasion: logos, ethos, and pathos. Logos relies on logic and credibility, ethos on emotional appeal, and pathos on establishing urgency. There are also 15 common logical fallacies outlined, including hasty generalization, ad hominem, and appeal to questionable authority. Logical fallacies represent flawed or irrational reasoning that undermines an argument.

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    Rhetorical Triangle and Logical Fallacies Notes

    Rhetorical Triangle:

    Name Description Relates to

    FactsandStats AnyAudience
    Logos Logicalapproach Effectiveagaint hostile
    credibility undecided audience
    Ethos Neutral
    Emotion Supporting audience
    Pathos
    Reaffirming
    Appealtotiming Any Audience
    Kairos Urgency if real urgency
    Logical Fallacies (15 Total):

    Number Name Description


    1

    Hasty
    Jumping to conclusions
    Generalization
    2

    Ad Attacking theperson
    Hominem
    3
    Post
    Falsecause assumed cause effectrelationship
    Hoc
    4

    False
    Analogy is tooweak
    Analogy
    5

    Non Anillogical conclusion


    Sequitur
    6

    Either An oversimplification oftheissues


    7
    Or
    Appeal to
    Overtlybias or otherwise questionablesources
    QuestionableAuthor
    Number Name Description

    Begging Thepremise is merely anasumption


    9
    thequestion
    Red Anirrelevanttopictodivertattentionfromtopicathand
    Herring
    10

    Straw Misrepresentingtheopposingviewandarguingagainstit
    Man
    11
    Genetic
    Fallacy
    Rejecting argumentbecauseofsource
    12
    Slippery If onethinghappens something inevitablewillhappen
    Slope next
    13

    indifferent
    Equivocation usingthesameword way
    14

    Ad BandwagonMajoritydoes it or populardoes it
    Populum
    15

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