Nica Javier CRITHIN A62 Ms. Hazel Biana August 5‚ 2013 “Thank You for Smoking” film viewing Identifying fallacies paper. The movie‚ “Thank You for Smoking” is a comedy with a tobacco industry lobbyist‚ Nick Naylor as the lead. The movie has an eerie comic theme which tackles the serious issue of the addicting substance of tobacco‚ or to be more specific‚ nicotine. The idea which the movie was trying to portray was that this lobbyist was a great speaker who is able to manipulate many
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ignore prejudice”. On the same note of appeal‚ Fisher also gives an emotional perspective to persuade her audience. An example of these emotional appeals is found in paragraph 14 where she gives an account of the solid foundation her family has given her in the struggle over her HIV positive status. Another example of this emotional appeal can be found in paragraph 18 where‚ through her own emotional stance on the outcome of the future of her kids‚ Fisher appeals to the audience in a favorable light
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FALLACIES OF RELEVANCE 1. Appeal to Force If you suppose that terrorizing your opponent is giving him a reason for believing that you are correct‚ then you are using a scare tactic and reasoning fallaciously. Example: David: My father owns the department store that gives your newspaper fifteen percent of all its advertising revenue‚ so I’m sure you won’t want to publish any story of my arrest for spray painting the college. Newspaper editor: Yes‚ David‚ I see your point. The story really
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Justin Shaffer Mrs. Hood/ Mrs. Curtis IB English/ Block 6 December 1‚ 2014 The Atlanta Compromise A mere thirtyfive years after the abolition of slavery‚ the majority of African Americans had been educated such that hundreds were heading to colleges and universities to continue their studies. At the Cotton States and International Exposition in Atlanta‚ Georgia in 1895‚ Booker T. Washington gave a famous speech which used logos‚ repetition for effect‚ and simplification. He
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has several of those. Finally‚ they must experience a downfall. Lear’s realization of his mistakes is more than a downfall. It is a tragedy. Lear is a tragic hero because he has those three qualities. His flaws are his arrogance‚ his ignorance‚ and his misjudgments‚ each contributing to the other. The first flaw in King Lear is his arrogance‚ which results in the loss of Cordelia and Kent. It is his arrogance in the first scene of the play that causes him to make bad decisions. He
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Summer Reading Test Corrections – Alex Johnson 6. Which of the following most strongly appeals to pathos? A. Starting the speech with what makes Roosevelt credible. B. Defining and quoting the Bill of Rights. C. Terms such as “totalitarian‚” “democracy‚” “trade union‚” and “compromise” D. Repetition of the word “United Nations” E. Use of rhetorical questions Letter A is incorrect because Roosevelt is appealing to logos in this quote “The United Nations has made it clear that it intends
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Actual Documentary Analysis Zeitgeist Addendum‚ Joseph‚ Peter‚ 2008 This film revolves around the state of the world that is corruption. The main reason or cause of this corruption is the monetary system. Our society‚ work‚ and power rely on one thing and that is money. This film/documentary also offers a solution‚ which is a system that is resource-based and not money-based. “This solution is not based on politics‚ morality‚ laws‚ or any other ‘establishment’ notions of human affairs‚ but rather
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analysis. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s “Letters from Birmingham Jail” is a response to a public statement issued by the eight Alabama Clergymen regarding the racial problems arising in Alabama. In the letter‚ King uses logical‚ ethical and emotional appeals to not only tackle the problem but also to address an excellent confutation to all the arguments put forth by the clergymen. While‚ King makes a strong arguments in response by using reasonable strategies while taking his audience into consideration
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Rational Thinking & Creative Ideas Erroneous Reasoning: Fallacies 1. Fallacies are simply mistakes or defects that occur in arguments. They are incorrect inferences. Fallacious arguments may superficially be persuasive‚ but logically incorrect. Fallacies can be committed in many ways‚ but usually they involve either a mistake in reasoning or creation of some illusion that make a bad argument appear good. Understanding fallacies and knowing why some inferences are incorrect could help us to
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(12 pts.) Label each definition with the appropriate name of the fallacy from the following list. (Note there will be two fallacy names that are not used.) Ad hominem/attacking the person | Ad ignorantiam/appeal to ignorance | Ad populum/appeal to the people | Ad misercordiam/appeal to pity | Begging the Question/Circular Reasoning | Equivocation | Red Herring | Straw Man | A. Sliding from one meaning of a term to another to make a case. _Equivocation______ B. Introducing
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