Fallacies: select all that apply.

have no effect on an argument
may make a person less credible
may make an argument illogical
are an essential part of persuasion
are an indicator of pathos
none of the above

The right answers are "may make a person less credible ", "may make an argument illogical " and "are an indicator of pathos ".

The explanation for this answer is that fallacy is a misguided reasoning with the appearance of true. In logic and rhetoric, a fallacy is an incoherent, baseless, invalid, or flawed argument in an attempt to effectively prove what it claims.

today we'd use social media to quickly spread a controversial idea, but in the eighteenth century, the printed pamphlet was highly effective. and thomas paine took full advantage of it. on january 9, 1776, when paine published his pamphlet, "common sense," he wanted to push the american people toward independence from britain. it ultimately ignite the american revolution. thomas paine argued that the monarchy was evil and should be rejected as a form of government. to underscore his point, he cited the bible to argue his case -- in judges 8: 22-23: "the israelites said to gideon, 'rule over us, you and your son and your ' gideon told them, 'i will not rule over you. the lord will rule over you'" (nrsv).