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Chapter 17: Fallacies of Argument

Chapter 17: Fallacies of Argument. Mark Ruiz Sam Clark Dora Rodriguez Clay. Fallacies of Emotional Argument (Pathos). Scare Tactics- Reducing complicated situations into simple threats or the exaggeration of a possible danger to get a desired outcome

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Chapter 17: Fallacies of Argument

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  1. Chapter 17: Fallacies of Argument Mark Ruiz Sam Clark Dora Rodriguez Clay

  2. Fallacies of Emotional Argument (Pathos) • Scare Tactics- Reducing complicated situations into simple threats or the exaggeration of a possible danger to get a desired outcome • Slippery slope- Exaggeration of future consequence by suggesting that a small misstep will initiate a series of reactions, ending a bigger result(“logical fallacies”) Allstate Mayhem Direct TV- Roadside Ditch

  3. Pathos continued • Either or consequences-

  4. Pathos Continued Sentimental Appeals- Relying entirely on manipulatively heart-warming or heart- wrenching appeals to emotion to win support for what has not been otherwise rationally justified Bandwagon- Example: Tebowing. Suggesting that because others are doing it, you should as well.

  5. Fallacies of Authority (Ethos) • Dogmatism- • There’s no way a man could ever love a man or a woman could ever love a woman as much as a man and a woman can love each other(“logical fallacies”). • There’s no way that anyone can argue that abortion is anything other than murder (“logical Fallacies”). • Ad Hominem • Theory: When you destroy the credibility of your opponents you either destroy their ability to present reasonable appeals or distract from the successful arguments offered. • Example:

  6. Fallacies of Logical Argument (Logos) • Hasty Generalizations • Qualify our claims appropriately as generalizations are necessary to understand a large population. • Faulty Causality • Begging the Question Everybody Hates Chris- Stereotype: All black people are good at basketball.

  7. Logos continued • Equivocation- A half Truth • Non-sequitur- • The Straw Man- Becomes an argument against a false opponent. • Faulty Analogy- An analogy is a comparison of two circumstances to better grasp the obscurity of the subject. A faulty analogy is a failed attempt at this.

  8. Works Cited “Direct tv - roadside ditch.mp4 - YouTube ." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpwlh1yl054>. " Allstate TV: Blind Spot Mayhem - YouTube ." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndHOmYCMaXQ>. Jones, Lindsay. "The story behind the "Tebowing" craze | First-and-Orange — Denver Broncos news, stats, analysis — The Denver Post." Denver Post Blogs. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2012. <http://blogs.denverpost.com/broncos/2011/10/27/the-story-behind-the-tebowing-crazy/10368/>. " Everybody Hates Chris - White Coach - YouTube ." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvO6FJoQPA4>. “logical fallacies." University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2012. <http://www.uwec.edu/ranowlan/logical%20fallacies.html>.

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