Rhetorical devices project
1st period group 2
False Authority
Definition
unfair, doubtful, or absorb source of power to defend a conclusion
examples
occurs when a person offers himself power over his subject
Appeal to False Authority commercial examples
Red Herring
Definition
something that misleads or distracts from relevant or important issue
Examples
Political Ads make commercials about all kinds of stuff
The "Red Herring" Fallacy
Ad Hominen
Definition
Short for Argumentum Ad Hominen , general categories of fallacies in which a claim or argument is rejected on basis of some irrelevant fact.
Examples
Attacking someones character
Vocab - Ad Hominem argument