Fallacy

Additionally, Moss uses his article, “The Extraordinary Science of Addicting Junk Food,” to establish a case which labels food manufacturers as chief culprits in the American obesity epidemic. Nevertheless, Moss’s article presents a few logical fallacies in the areas of ethos, but beautifully uses logos and pathos to express his main idea. To explicate, the foundation of a rhetorical body of writing is its credibility,…

quote that increased his logos, Smith mentions that, “Every day, all around us, we see the consequences of silence manifest themselves in the form of discrimination, violence, genocide, and war” (Smith). This declaration is an example of the logical fallacy known as post ergo propter hoc, which literally means “after this, therefore because of this.” The inclusion of this statement expresses to the audience that silence is the cause of different types of cruelty in the world, which is an…

There are several legends or just stories regarding monsters that we have known since we were children and they have frightened us since we were young into our early teenage years. But if we really think about it, what might these monsters represent or why do we even have monsters. Authors attempted to look into the world of monsters more and attempt to identify more of what the monsters could symbolize or what they can represent regarding us, humankind. In other words, the authors explain their…

The fallacies I witness was amongst three friend. My friend apparently was unfaithful and went outside of the marriage with the husband’s cousin. As months went by my friend believed of become an expecting mother. During this time a prenatal or blood test had not been conducted. The husband becomes aware that the finally day has arrived a child to parent and certainly carry the father’s last name. While being under false pretense with one major problem. In the mist of this event my friend did…

Aren’t fallacious arguments fallacious? Fallacies: According to me and up to my understanding fallacies are the statements or any argument made by us in debates, for which we don’t have proper reasoning. Fallacies can be true or false either. These are some of the fallacious arguments I found in the script of the film “12 angry men”. (1)There were 11 votes for guilty. It’s not so easy for me to raise my hand and send a boy off to die without talking about it first. In this argument he is not…

The Man Your Man Could Smell Like "Anything is possible when your man smells like Old Spice and not a lady"(Old Spice) this commercial, for Old Spice, exhibits the ideal man. The reason behind this commercial is that if a man uses Old Spice body wash he will end up being the ideal man. As the Old Spice man says in the commercial. The commercial conveys the message that men who use Old Spice are to be more empowered, confident, and strong. The advertisement utilizes an emotional appeal over…

In the essay, “Stress is Bad for Your Well-Being” the authors raise the issue by asking the question, is stress harmful to our well-being. In this case, the issue they are raising is considered descriptive since it is raising a question about the accuracy of a description, in this situation being how stress can affect health. In addition, the question being asked begins with the word “Is,” which also fits the characterization of being a descriptive issue, meaning that the question requires an…

persuader uses to assist their audience in making a decision. Chapter 14: Spot Fallacies The four major questions used to spot a fallacy are the validity of the proof, if there is a correct number of choices given, if the proof leads to the conclusion, and if the argument is relevant. Bad proofs, the wrong number of choices, and the disconnect between proof and conclusion are the three identifiers associated with logical fallacies. The False Comparison is a proof that incorrectly leads to a…

In Last Week Tonight’s episode on Net Neutrality John Oliver tried to appeal to the audience’s pathos and logos, or the emotional and logical sides of their personality. This episode for example, judging by the five points of basic source evaluation: accuracy, authority, and is mostly credible.The most evident appeal here is the appeal to emotion. Oliver’s number one goal on his show is to make the audience laugh. Yes, the show tries to get the news of certain situations to the public, but it…

gun owners saying they are either negligent or mentally unstable to the point of potentially killing themselves or others. Premise #5 is unfair to gun owners because he basically says their fund will be stollen and used by criminals. Logical fallacies Slippery slope: The statement that gun theft is the main pathway that criminals get guns implies that owning a gun will lead to it being stolen and used by criminals. This implication is a slippery slope because the likelihood of owning a gun…