(Curtis‚ 2012) There are‚ at least‚ ten of them that we know of. Many dieting commercials‚ like Nutri-System‚ can lay claim to a few of them. I believe that Nutri-System uses appeal to popularity and appeal to emotion. The appeal to popularity comes from the use of Jennifer Hudson and Marie Osmond touting them and the appeal to emotion comes from the need of obese women to lose weight. The fallacy comes in because a normal woman is not going to be able to afford the trainers and gym membership and
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to attacking an opponent either through: labeling‚ straw man arguments‚ name calling‚ offensive remarks and anger. appeal to ignorance (argumentum ex silentio) appealing to ignorance as evidence for something. (e.g.‚ We have no evidence that God doesn’t exist‚ therefore‚ he must exist. Or: Because we have no knowledge of alien visitors‚ that means they do not exist). Ignorance about something says nothing about its existence or non-existence. argument from omniscience: (e.g.‚ All people believe
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information‚ arguments about ethics for women‚ and brought out an emotional response. The rhetor gave off a logical appeal with arguments that were reasonable‚ and credible. She gave examples of ethical appeal that touched on the sense of morality. Also‚ the rhetor exemplified emotional appeal; bringing out the good and bad values in certain types of people. First‚ the rhetor spoke of logical appeal in her arguments of the inevitable advance in civilization. She argued that‚ “An advanced civilization is
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Kate James Mr. Campbell English 389-2 31 August 2010 Ignorance- The Building Block of Slavery Beginning in the seventeen hundreds‚ America depended on slaves for free labor in order to make a considerable profit. These slaves were not treated as normal people though; they were sold into a life of no rights‚ cruel punishment‚ and rigorous work schedules. In his autobiography‚ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass‚ an American Slave‚ freed slave Fredrick Douglass shares his personal accounts
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problems: ignorance‚ apathy‚ and greed. The ultimate remedy for social problems therefore must confront all three root causes. As an example of the interplay between ignorance‚ apathy‚ and greed‚ consider the problem of pollution. Suppose the most efficient preventative is a pollution charge based on the damage caused by each pollutant. However‚ the government regulates pollution instead‚ a policy failure that needlessly reduces employment and economic growth. One possible cause is ignorance. But suppose
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| False | | | | | | Feedback: Reason is not the only thing that affects beliefs‚ attitudes‚ and feelings. Rhetorical devices employ everything but reason to influence someone’s acceptance of a claim. | | 2 INCORRECT | | An appeal to ignorance is an ad hominem attack where the intelligence of the arguer is impugned. | | | A) | True | | | B) | False | | | | | | | | 3 CORRECT | | It is fallacious to conclude that a person’s claim should be dismissed if it is
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assistance. Weak Analogy – a physician has taken an oath to help people‚ but a mechanic hasn’t. 3. There must be something to psychical research. Three famous physicists‚ Oliver Lodge‚ James Jeans‚ and Arthur Stanley Eddington‚ took it seriously. Appeal to unqualified authority. Physicists aren’t authorities on psychical research. 4. The secretaries have asked us to provide lounge areas where they can spend their coffee breaks. This request will have to be refused. If we give them lounge areas‚
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open and adaptive religion. Because of this‚ there are over 80‚000 different types of Buddhism. The two most widest beleived being Mahayanna and Theraveda. There are about 3-4 million Buddhists in America now. Buddhism is rich in history and it appeals to millions‚ as it spreads messages of peace‚ equality‚ and fairness with little or no commitment needed on the follower. The goal of Buddhism is to reach enlightenment. Enlightenment is not only for those who are extremely "good". Every person
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Mrs Fisher opens with a metaphor of a shroud of silence draped over the public’s eyes‚ a beautiful and poetic representation of the ignorance about AIDS that clouds society. She clearly states her purpose: to bring the silence—the fear—to an end. Her goals are further emphasized with the use of antithesis “I want you attention‚ not your applause”‚ stressing the solemnity of the issue and her own selfless dedication to the cause. She is very open and optimistic about her own battle with AIDS‚ which
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Fallacies of Relevance Mistakes in reasoning that occur because the premises are logically irrelevant to the conclusions. 1. Personal Attack 2. Attacking the motive 3. Look Who’s Talking (Tu Quoque) 4. Two Wrongs Make a Right 5. Scare Tactics 6. Appeal to Pity 7. Bandwagon Argument 8. Straw Man 9. Red Herring 10. Equivocation 11. Begging the Question Personal Attack When we reject someone’s argument/claim by attacking the person rather than the person’s argument/claim. Attacking the Motive
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