Rhetorical Analysis

3. a conclusion based on insufficient evidence
6. appeal to credibility or authority of the speaker
8. appeal to logic and reasoning
10. a diversionary tactic to avoid the argument itself
12. presenting what the majority or a group of people think as a means of persuasion

1. a false cause-and-effect conclusion
2. the assumption that if A happens, then XYZ will happen too
4. saying two things are the same when they cannot be fairly compared
5. the assumption that there are only two choices in a situation or that those choices are mutually exclusive
7. attacks the person rather than the argument
9. oversimplifying an argument so you can attack the oversimplified version
11. the conclusion is that the origins of a thing determine its character, nature, or worth
13. appeal to emotions and values