Across
- 3. – The art of using words to persuade or influence people.
- 5. – Claiming one small step will lead to a chain of extreme events.
- 8. – Making a quick conclusion based on too little evidence.
- 13. – A mistake in reasoning that makes an argument weak.
- 14. – Persuasion by appealing to people’s emotions.
- 16. – Misrepresenting someone’s argument to make it easier to attack.
- 17. – When the conclusion is just a repeat of the claim (going in circles).
- 19. – Attacking the person instead of their argument.
Down
- 1. – Using feelings instead of facts to persuade.
- 2. – When the conclusion does not logically follow the previous statement.
- 4. – Acting like only two choices exist when there are more.
- 6. – Persuasion by showing you are trustworthy or an expert.
- 7. – Making a problem seem much simpler than it really is.
- 9. – Saying something is true because an important or famous person says it.
- 10. – Comparing two things that are not truly alike.
- 11. – Claiming something is true just because it hasn’t been proven false.
- 12. – Saying one thing caused another just because it happened earlier.
- 15. – Saying something is good or true just because “everyone else” thinks so.
- 18. – Persuasion using facts, logic, and evidence.