A slide show explaining different types of fallacies in persuasive texts including personal attack, bandwagon, appeal to authority, and many more. Then try to find the fallacy in several examples; answers and explanations provided.

This lesson focuses on establishing ethos or credibility. You can establish ethos-or credibility-in two basic ways: you can use or build your own credibility on a topic, or you can use credible sources, which, in turn, builds your...

In this self-guided unit, you will read Romantic and Transcendental literature and you will practice the art of persuasion using rhetorical devices, appeals, and refutation while avoiding logical fallacies. By the end of the unit, you...

This is an introduction to a unit on the use of rhetoric in speaking or writing to persuade an audience to the desired way of thinking or action. If focuses on rhetorical techniques and the three audience appeals: ethos, pathos, and logos.

A slide presentation giving an explanation and example of nine different persuasive techniques including appeal to emotion, appeal to authority, urgency, and more.

A short Wikipedia article explaining the logical fallacy called "the bandwagon fallacy," also known as "appeal to the people," "authority of the many," "argument by consensus," "appeal to the gallery," "appeal to popularity" or...

This site contains a wealth of information about logical fallacies (flawed logic) and gives detailed explanations of some of the most common forms, which are listed in a menu along the left hand side of the page. Since many of these...

This page lists and explains 18 of the most commonly used logical fallacies. "The name of each fallacy is followed by a brief description and an example from the field of psychology."

Notes introducing logos, pathos, and ethos and explaining how each appeal to an audience in a different way. Notes can be both read and listened to.

From the opening lines of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows what lies in store for the tragedy's title teens: that these two "star-crossed lovers" are doomed to die. By the end of the play, an "ancient grudge"...

This lesson plan addresses consumer demand and advertising. Indicated for grades 3 through 5.

This site is provided for by Ed-U.com. Based on the Greek ideas of ethos, logos, and pathos the writer addresses how to adequately persuade an audience.

Various speeches by various speakers on women's history.

This site from the Center for Media & Democracy provides a five paragraph explanation of the term with multiple examples, some of them taken from current events. This is an article from Disinfopedia, "An encyclopedia of people,...

Univ. of Mississippi essay outlining the various claims made by advertising and including lots of examples. The author also addresses the mistaken ideas that many students and teachers have about their own immunity to advertising.

Students engage with texts that have persuasive power and examine how argument is created. The variety of texts allows students to evaluate the impact of occasion and audience upon the use of rhetorical appeals in a variety of media....

Discussion of common fallacies, along with definitions, examples, and tips on avoiding them.

In this lesson students learn what propaganda is and how to identify it. Students have the opportunity to create a video of propaganda.