Question

Match the rhetorical appeal to its definition.

Column A
1.
Attacking the person instead of the argument

:
Attacking the person instead of the argument

2.
Restates the argument rather than proving it

:
Restates the argument rather than proving it

3.
Appeals to logic by providing facts and statistics

:
Appeals to logic by providing facts and statistics

4.
A chain of events that result in an unlikely or extreme outcome

:
A chain of events that result in an unlikely or extreme outcome

Column B
a.
Slippery slope

b.
Ad hominem

c.
Red herring

d.
Circular reasoning

Answer 1

Column A

Attacking the person instead of the argument : Ad hominem

Restates the argument rather than proving it : Circular reasoning

Appeals to logic by providing facts and statistics : Logical appeal

A chain of events that result in an unlikely or extreme outcome : Slippery slope