Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

The Game

Round one: Rhetorical appeals

1. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

A 32-ounce bottle of Tide holds enough to wash 32 loads.

1. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

Answer: Logos

2. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

Cardiologists recommend Ecotrin more than any other brand of aspirin.

2. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

Answer: Ethos

3. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

A child is shown covered in bug bites after using an inferior bug spray.

3. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

Answer: Pathos

4. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

Miley Cyrus appears in Oreo ads.

4. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

Answer: Ethos

5. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

People who need more energy drink Red Bull Energy Drink.

5. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

Answer: Logos

6. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

I am a husband, a father, and a taxpayer. I’ve served faithfully for 20 years on the school board. I deserve your vote for city council.

6. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

Answer: Ethos

7. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

We do not have enough money to pay for improvements to our railroads. And without improvements, this transportation system will falter and thus hinder our economy. Therefore, we should raise taxes to pay for better railroads.

7. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

Answer: Logos

8. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

My opponent wants to hurt the elderly by cutting Medicare.

8. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

Answer: Pathos

9. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

Tiger Woods endorses Nike.

9. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

Answer: Ethos

10. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

Sprite Zero is 100% sugar free.

10. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

Answer: Logos

11. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

A commercial shows an image of a happy couple riding in a Corvette

11. Logos, Ethos, or Pathos?

Answer: Pathos

Round Two: Rhetorical

Fallacies (Use Your Notes!)

12. Name the Fallacy

My roommate said her philosophy class was hard, and the one I’m in is hard, too. All philosophy classes must be hard!

12. Name the Fallacy

Answer: Hasty Generalization

13. Name the Fallacy

I don’t believe him because he is lying.

13. Name the Fallacy

Answer: Circular Logic

14. Name the Fallacy

How can you possibly look at something so elegant as a rose, and not see that it must have been designed by an intelligent designer?  That is like walking on the beach, finding a watch, and not recognizing that it had an intelligent designer!

14. Name the Fallacy

Answer: Weak Analogy

15. Name the Fallacy

President Jones raised taxes, and then the rate of violent crime went up. Jones is responsible for the rise in crime.

15. Name the Fallacy

Answer: Post Hoc (aka Post Hoc Ergo Propter

Hoc)

16. Name the Fallacy

Bill: "I like classical music and I think it is of higher quality than most modern music." Jill: "That stuff is for old people." Dave: "Yeah, only real boring people listen to that boring stuff. Besides, Anthrax rules! It Rules!" Bill: "Well, I don't really like it that much. Anthrax is much better."

16. Name the Fallacy

Answer: Bandwagon