Rhetorical Devices - Page 2
What Is the Hasty Generalization Fallacy?Lots of recent posts on the Grammarly blog have been about logical fallacies, so it’s safe to conclude Grammarly’s blog is...December 5, 2022
The Appeal to Hypocrisy Fallacy, ExplainedWouldn’t it be great if the next time you turn in an assignment a day late, your professor thought back to their own days as a...November 23, 2022
Bad Faith Argument vs. Good Faith ArgumentYou may have noticed that we mention “good faith” and “bad faith” arguments somewhat regularly on this blog, especially in our...November 15, 2022
What Is the Causal Fallacy? Definition and ExamplesAs humans, we naturally want answers to our questions. We want explanations for the situations we find ourselves facing, and we...November 7, 2022
What Is a Circular Argument?If someone says you’re making a circular argument, it’s because the argument you’re making is circular. Does that make sense? Of...October 31, 2022
What Is a Rhetorical Question?When is a question not a question? Whether you’re writing an essay for school or conversing with a friend, you’ve likely asked a...October 28, 2022
Meiosis: Definition and ExamplesLanguage does more than state facts. It communicates our feelings and perspectives. That’s where figurative language comes into...October 19, 2022
What Is the Appeal to Pity Fallacy?The following sentence contains a logical fallacy—see if you can spot it: Please read the rest of this blog post because we...October 13, 2022
What Is Logos? History, Definition, and ExamplesIf you’ve ever written a paper for school, prepared a work-related report, or built an argument about a topic, chances are you’ve...September 19, 2022
Slippery Slope Fallacy: Definition and ExamplesIf you don’t continue reading this blog post, you won’t learn about the slippery slope fallacy. And then you won’t be able to...September 9, 2022