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Logical Fallacy….

Logical Fallacy…. ……….Or Persuasive technique?. What is a Logical Fallacy?. Logical Fallacy is generally an appeal to emotion, not intellect where: Lack of logic Logic is skewed/distorted Irresponsible or manipulative Takes advantage of audience’s emotions, blinds them to truth.

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Logical Fallacy….

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  1. Logical Fallacy…. ……….Or Persuasive technique?

  2. What is a Logical Fallacy? • Logical Fallacy is generally an appeal to emotion, not intellect where: • Lack of logic • Logic is skewed/distorted • Irresponsible or manipulative • Takes advantage of audience’s emotions, blinds them to truth

  3. What is a Persuasive technique? • Persuasive technique persuade emotionally but not necessarily manipulative: • Logic is present with emotion • Uses emotions to enhance truth vs. manipulate truth • Persuasive techniques often found in advertising and public relations also typically: • Promotes products using ethos/pathos/logos • Shapes perception of organization, person, or brand

  4. Types of Fallacies and Appeals Ad hominem: Attacking the opponent personally instead of the opponent’s ideas

  5. Types of Persuasive Appeals • Ad nauseam Tireless repetition of an idea or slogan Examples: “WannaFanta? Don’t yawanna, want a Fanta? Don’t yawanna, want a Fanta? Don’t yawanna, want a Fanta?...”

  6. Types of Persuasive Appeals • Appeal to Authority Shows important people to support a position, idea, argument, or course of action: Example: “If the president says it’s true, than it must be true because he is the president."

  7. Types of Fallacies and Appeals Fallacies and Appeals • Appeal to fear: Example: “If you don’t do this, we will all die!!!!!!” "Voting for him is the same as voting for the terrorists."

  8. Types of Fallacies and Appeals • Appeal to Prejudice Based on race, ethnicity, gender, social-class Example: “So easy a woman could do it!”

  9. Types of Fallacies and Appeals Example: “82% of Americans are jumping off bridges these days. When will you?” Bandwagon: This technique reinforces people's natural desire to be on the winning side. Everyone’s doing it, so it must be good!

  10. Types of Fallacies and Appeals • Common man/Plain Folks Attempts to convince the audience that the writer reflect the common sense or common values of the common man. Example: Presidents in cowboy hats, rolled sleeves, kissing babies, “Joe the Plumber”

  11. Persuasive or Fallacy? Why? Explain! Write your guesses for these appeals on your notes – what appeals do you see?

  12. Persuasive or Fallacy? Why? Explain! Write your guesses for these appeals on your notes – what appeals do you see?

  13. Persuasive or Fallacy? Why? Explain! Write your guesses for these appeals on your notes – what appeals do you see?

  14. Persuasive or Fallacy? Why? Explain! Write your guesses for these appeals on your notes – what appeals do you see?

  15. Persuasive or Fallacy? Why? Explain! Write your guesses for these appeals on your notes – what appeals do you see?

  16. Persuasive or Fallacy? Why? Explain! Write your guesses for these appeals on your notes – what appeals do you see?

  17. Persuasive or Fallacy? Why? Explain! Write your guesses for these appeals on your notes – what appeals do you see?

  18. Persuasive or Fallacy? Why? Explain! Write your guesses for these appeals on your notes – what appeals do you see?

  19. Persuasive or Fallacy? Why? Explain! Write your guesses for these appeals on your notes – what appeals do you see?

  20. Persuasive Appeals used in Your Ads • Look over your ads paying special attention to any possible forms of fallacies or persuasive techniques used • Then, see if any of these are found in your ads

  21. And this one is just weird…..

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