Why Do Gun Violence Fallacies

“How many more colleges, how many more classrooms, how many more movie theatres, how many more houses of faith, how many more shopping malls, and street corners how many more” (Coalition, 2012). I will analyze, gun violence in videos that contain multiple fallacies. These campaigns include ad verecundiam, straw argument, and slippery slope fallacies on gun control and gun violence. “Ad verecundiam fallacy uses people of a higher authority or of tradition to appeal to the audience” (Borchers, 2012). According to Demand A Plan, all of the celebrities joining the cause against gun violence grab’s the attention of viewers. In the campaign video for Demand A Plan celebrities discuss recent shootings asking us to take action to end gun violence. “Demand a plan as mom. As a dad. As a friend. As a husband. As a wife. As an American. As a human being. For the children of Sandy Hook. Demand A Plan. No more lists of names. It’s not too soon. It’s too late. Now is the time” (Coalition, …show more content…
Created by States United to Prevent Gun Violence, shows a man attempting to commit a mass shooting with a musket, he misses shooting at point blank range. It states, “ guns have changed shouldn’t our gun laws” (States United to Prevent Gun Violence, 2013). This video shows the straw man fallacy through the use of a weak argument of the National Rifle Association to not change gun laws. However, just like the musket the second amendment is out of date, and guns have advanced. Lockdown states, “Our children our facing it everyday so why shouldn’t we have to take action, we can’t hide from gun violence anymore” (Grey, 2014). This public service announcement shows the argument that schools and America’s children have to practice lockdown drills to protect themselves against gun