I don't understand this at all!

1.)Supermodel Tyra Banks uses Smooth & Soft bath gel; you should, too!

Faulty Cause and Effect
Stereotype
Red Herring
Either/Or Thinking
Bandwagon
Testimonial

2.)Your answer is incorrect. You are a careless person.

Faulty Cause and Effect
Stereotype
Red Herring
Either/Or Thinking
Bandwagon
Testimonial

3.)Forgive her. You know all poets have their heads in the clouds.

Faulty Cause and Effect
Stereotype
Red Herring
Either/Or Thinking
Bandwagon
Testimonial

4.)We shouldn't accept her plan. You remember she didn't support us last year.

Faulty Cause and Effect
Stereotype
Red Herring
Either/Or Thinking
Bandwagon
Testimonial

5.) If I don't go on this trip, my semester will be ruined.

Faulty Cause and Effect
Stereotype
Red Herring
Either/Or Thinking
Bandwagon
Testimonial
6.)All of us are voting for Terry for treasurer. Come on--why not you, too?

Faulty Cause and Effect
Stereotype
Red Herring
Either/Or Thinking
Bandwagon
Testimonial
7.)You did not buy a new notebook. Clearly, you do not care about this class.

Faulty Cause and Effect
Stereotype
Red Herring
Either/Or Thinking
Bandwagon
Testimonial

8.) Don't say you like me if you like him! We can't stand each other!

Faulty Cause and Effect
Stereotype
Red Herring
Either/Or Thinking
Bandwagon
Testimonial

9.) Don't ask Marie to play. You know girls don't like football.

Faulty Cause and Effect
Stereotype
Red Herring
Either/Or Thinking
Bandwagon
Testimonial

10.) Daren Jones, the most popular boy in class, says that book is good. I think I'll read it.

Faulty Cause and Effect
Stereotype
Red Herring
Either/Or Thinking
Bandwagon
Testimonial

Here are some good explanations of different fallacies, which is what you're dealing with. See the list on the right, starting with Hasty Generalizations? Go through those to get some good definitions and examples of each type.

http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/fallacies.html

"Either/Or Thinking" = False Dichotomy

"Post Hoc" = Faulty Cause...

"Testimonial" = Appeal to Authority

Also --
http://www.answers.com/topic/argumentum-ad-populum
Argumentum ad populum is another term for "bandwagon."

http://www.answers.com/topic/stereotype

Let us know what you decide about each of these, and someone here will let you know if you're right or not. Example:
#1 = Testimonial
Do you see why?

#2=stereotype

#3=stereotype
#4=Faulty Cause and Effect
#5=Either/Or Thinking
#6=Bandwagon
#7=Faulty Cause and Effect
#8=Red Herring
#9=stereotype
#10=Bandwagon

persuasive paragraph on a topic of your choice. State your opinion clearly. Organize and present your support in a logical way, and conclude with a statement moving the reader to action.

1.) The persuasive technique used in this statement is a Testimonial. The statement tries to convince the audience to use the same bath gel by using the endorsement of popular supermodel Tyra Banks.

2.) In this statement, the persuasive technique used is a Red Herring. The statement is deflecting from the topic of the answer being incorrect by attacking the person's character.

3.) The persuasive technique used in this statement is a Stereotype. The statement assumes that all poets have their heads in the clouds, implying that they are not practical or grounded in reality.

4.) The persuasive technique used in this statement is a Red Herring. The statement brings up a past action of not supporting "us" as a reason to reject her plan, although it may not be directly relevant to the current situation.

5.) The persuasive technique used in this statement is a Faulty Cause and Effect. The statement assumes that not going on a trip will ruin the semester, but there may not be a direct causal relationship between the two.

6.) The persuasive technique used in this statement is Bandwagon. The statement encourages the listener to join the majority and vote for Terry for treasurer.

7.) The persuasive technique used in this statement is a Red Herring. The statement assumes that not buying a new notebook means not caring about the class, although there may not be a direct correlation between the two.

8.) The persuasive technique used in this statement is Either/Or Thinking. The statement presents a false dichotomy, suggesting that if someone likes one person, they cannot like another.

9.) The persuasive technique used in this statement is a Stereotype. The statement assumes that girls in general do not like football, implying that Marie, being a girl, would not be interested in playing.

10.) The persuasive technique used in this statement is a Testimonial. The statement cites the opinion of the most popular boy in the class, Daren Jones, as a reason to read the book.