Exam 17: Methods Opersuasion  

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example owhat type ofallacy? The Travelers Insurance Company has been in business since the Lincoln administration. That tells you it has to be a top-notch insurance company.

Analogical reasoning is frequently used for the practicality issue in persuasive speeches on a question opolicy.

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example owhat type ofallacy? You can either double the size othe police department or let criminals roam the streets.

According to your textbook, how can you avoid the slippery slope fallacy iyou think that taking a first step will lead to disastrous consequences?

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example othe fallacy o_______________ : My friends and I use our cell phones in the car all the time, and we've never had an accident. I don't believe cell phones cause accidents.

Research indicates that evidence is usually more persuasive when it is stated in specific rather than general terms.

What error in reasoning is exemplified by the following statement? Both omy roommates drink at least three cans osoda every day and neither othem is overweight, so all those studies that link soda consumption to obesity must be wrong.

Because it moves from a general principle to a specific conclusion, reasoning from principle is the opposite oreasoning from specific instances.

What kind oreasoning is used in the following passage? In Germany, female employees can take up to 18 weeks omaternity leave with full pay. Isuch a plan can work in a prosperous nation such as Germany, surely it can work throughout the United States.

In her persuasive speech, Kari wants to generate emotional appeal to help convince her classmates to sign up as organ donors. According to your textbook, how can Kari create this emotional appeal?

The ____________ fallacy assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented.

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example owhat type ofallacy? The federal government has been using essentially the same methods to measure poverty since 1965. Ithose measures were appropriate then, they are appropriate now.

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example owhat type ofallacy? People who say Barbie dolls are bad for girls' self-esteem are a bunch oliberal do-gooders who don't want anybody to have fun.

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example othe fallacy o_______________ : I don't care what you say-we can't get rid othe penny. America has been using it for more than 200 years!

Evidence is especially crucial when your target audience opposes your point oview.

One othe reasons to use evidence when speaking to persuade is that it can enhance your credibility.

False cause, or post hoc ergo propter hoc, is an error in reasoning in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follows another, the first event is the cause othe second.

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example owhat type ofallacy? We have only two choices. We can either adopt a year-round school system or raise a nation osecond-rate intellects.

According to your textbook, the following statement is an example owhat type ofallacy? The United States is one oonly four countries in the world with a minimum legal drinking age o21. Clearly, then, we should change our drinking age.

The following is an example ocausal reasoning: "Since farmers have started transporting honeybees to pollinate one crop at a time, the honeybee population in the United States has declined significantly. Therefore, single-crop pollination must be a reason for the decreasing number obees."