Question
Drag and drop the words with the descriptions.
a personal attack on another individual in an attempt to distract the audience from the issue at hand and to cause them to view the individual in a negative way
indicates that because many people believe something is true, then it must be true
a logical reason that supports the position of a persuasive text and is supported by valid evidence
an argument presented by the opposing viewpoint and refuted by a persuasive text
an error in reasoning that produces a flawed argument
occurs when a situation is described as if there were only two possible choices, when there are actually several
a misrepresentation of the opposing viewpoint, making it easy to attack
Choices
appeal to commonly held opinion
ad hominem
counterargument
fallacy
false dilemma
straw man
argument
a personal attack on another individual in an attempt to distract the audience from the issue at hand and to cause them to view the individual in a negative way
indicates that because many people believe something is true, then it must be true
a logical reason that supports the position of a persuasive text and is supported by valid evidence
an argument presented by the opposing viewpoint and refuted by a persuasive text
an error in reasoning that produces a flawed argument
occurs when a situation is described as if there were only two possible choices, when there are actually several
a misrepresentation of the opposing viewpoint, making it easy to attack
Choices
appeal to commonly held opinion
ad hominem
counterargument
fallacy
false dilemma
straw man
argument
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Here are the words matched with their corresponding descriptions:
1. **ad hominem** - a personal attack on another individual in an attempt to distract the audience from the issue at hand and to cause them to view the individual in a negative way.
2. **appeal to commonly held opinion** - indicates that because many people believe something is true, then it must be true.
3. **argument** - a logical reason that supports the position of a persuasive text and is supported by valid evidence.
4. **counterargument** - an argument presented by the opposing viewpoint and refuted by a persuasive text.
5. **fallacy** - an error in reasoning that produces a flawed argument.
6. **false dilemma** - occurs when a situation is described as if there were only two possible choices, when there are actually several.
7. **straw man** - a misrepresentation of the opposing viewpoint, making it easy to attack.
1. **ad hominem** - a personal attack on another individual in an attempt to distract the audience from the issue at hand and to cause them to view the individual in a negative way.
2. **appeal to commonly held opinion** - indicates that because many people believe something is true, then it must be true.
3. **argument** - a logical reason that supports the position of a persuasive text and is supported by valid evidence.
4. **counterargument** - an argument presented by the opposing viewpoint and refuted by a persuasive text.
5. **fallacy** - an error in reasoning that produces a flawed argument.
6. **false dilemma** - occurs when a situation is described as if there were only two possible choices, when there are actually several.
7. **straw man** - a misrepresentation of the opposing viewpoint, making it easy to attack.