Smoker's, and non-smoker's alike, know the pitfalls of smoking tobacco, it's bad for you! Unfortunately, there is no proven approach that will compel the masses to throw their smokes away. However, I feel that I must point out the flaws in the CDC's anti-smoking campaign, which employs logical fallacies that are solely intended to play on peoples emotions and fears. The over used premise that the ends justify the means, has led to questionable tactics. All the ad's in this campaign contain images that are distasteful, and labile to harms the credability of the CDC, and other public health authorities. Terrie Hall's ad was the first that I saw, and it immediately hit a nerve. The now deceased cancer victim testifies to the damage caused
