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1 Announcements No class Monday!! And we have an awesome quiz #3 on Tuesday!! Prepare for quiz #3 by reviewing last two homework assignments, today s review questions, and Exercises 7-9, 7-10, 7-11

2 HW Essay #3 Review Assignment: You were asked take note of an advertisement that seems to be using a fallacy from CH 6 and to identify what fallacy that is. Then, you were asked to make an argument for why you believe the ad is using the fallacy you think it is using. Review: Need a clear conclusion and clear premise(s). To strengthen your premise you should Define your terms (in our case the fallacy you see) Clearly identify the issue the conclusion the ad makes Then explain how the conclusion is being supported by rhetoric rather than reasoning, and that this is indicative of a particular fallacy. Describe the ad in detail

3 Group Exercise You will be shown a series of arguments that use one of the fallacies we ve learned in class. 1. Identify the issue. 2. Identify the conclusion. 3. Identify the premise(s) used to support the conclusion. 4. Indicate which fallacy is being use. *Note: Some fallacies overlap. For instance straw man fallacies are similar to false dilemmas, and both are a type of red herring.

4 #1 (Ch 7) Either we increase the number of troops in Iraq or the terrorists will be attacking U.S. cities. Seems like a simple choice to me. Issue: Should we increase the number of troops in Iraq? Conclusion: Yes. We should increase Premise: Because I don t want terrorists attacking U.S. cities. False Dilemma

5 #2 (Ch 7) Jill: "I think the gun control bill shouldn't be supported because it won't be effective and will waste money." Bill: "Well, just last month you supported the bill. So I guess you're wrong now. Issue: Whether the gun control bill should be supported. Conclusion: Yes, it should be (according to Bill). Premise: Because last month Jill supported the bill, but now she don t. Inconsistency Ad Hominem

6 #3 (Ch 7) Just how much sex has to be in a movie before you call it pornographic? Seems to me the whole concept makes no sense. Issue: Whether we should label a movie as being pornographic. Conclusion: No, we shouldn t. Premise: Because there s no clear distinction when a movie has enough sex to be called pornographic. Line-Drawing Fallacy

7 #4 (Ch 7) Twenty percent? You want to tip her 20%? Hey, next thing you ll want to tip 25%! And then 30%! It will never end. Issue: Should we tip her 20%? Conclusion: No. We shouldn t tip her 20% Premise: Because I don t want her tips to be forever increasing. Slippery Slope

8 #5 (Ch 7) Jim: The Biblical flood really did wipe out all life on earth. Kate: I don t think it did. Jim: Hey, can you prove it didn t??? Issue: Did the biblical flood wipe out all life on earth. Conclusion: Yes. It did. Premise: Because you can t prove it didn t. Misplaced Burden of Proof

9 #6 (Ch 7) The trouble with impeaching the president is this. If we start going after him, next we ll be going after senators, representatives, governors. Pretty soon, no elected official will be safe from partisan attack. Issue: Whether we should impeach the president. Conclusion: No, we should not. Premise: Because it will lead to no elected officials being safe from partisan attacks. Slippery Slope

10 #7 (Ch 7) No, I don t believe we ought to reinstate the death penalty in this state. Doing it isn t going to prevent all crime, and you know it. Issue: Should we reinstate the death penalty. Conclusion: No, we shouldn t. Premise: Because doing it isn t going to prevent all crime. False Dilemma - Perfectionist fallacy.

11 #8 (Ch 7) The congressman thought the president s behavior was an impeachable offense. But that s nonsense, coming from the congressman. He had an adulterous affair himself, after all. Issue: Whether the president s behavior was an impeachable offense. Conclusion: It is not. Premise: Because the congressman, himself, had an adulterous affair. Inconsistency Ad Hominem

12 #9 (Ch 7) Your professor wants you to read Moore and Parker? Forget it. Their book is so far to the right it s falling off the shelf. Issue: Whether we should read (learn from) Moore and Parker Conclusion: We shouldn t. Premise: Because their book is so far to the right it s falling off the shelf. Poisoning the well.

13 #10 (Ch 7) I don t think postmodern expressionism is decent art. It s another style spawned by the East Coast art establishment, and, frankly, I m tired of what that group is dictating to the rest of the art world. Issue: Is postmodern expressionism descent art? Conclusion: No, postmodern expressionism isn t Premise: Because I m tired of what that group s dictating to the rest of the art world. Genetic Fallacy

14 #11 (Ch 7) Don t tell me I should wear my seat belt, for heaven s sake. I ve seen you ride a motorcycle without a helmet! Issue: Whether I should wear my seat belt. Conclusion: No, I shouldn t have to. Premise: Because you ride a motorcycle without a helmet! Inconsistency Ad Hominem

15 #12 (Ch 7) Twenty percent? You want to tip her 20%???? Hey, maybe you want to give her everything we make, but I frankly think that is ridiculous! Issue: Should we tip her 20%? Conclusion: No. We shouldn t tip her 20% Premise: Because I don t want to give her everything we make. Straw man

16 #13 (Ch 7) Of course you should buy a life insurance policy! Why shouldn t you? Issue: Whether you should buy a life insurance policy. Conclusion: Yes, you should. Premise: Because there s no reason that you shouldn t. Misplaced Burden of Proof

17 #14 (Ch 7) Of course that can t be a legitimate proposal. He s just trying to get the city council to pass a regulation that will stir up some business for himself. Issue: Whether it is a legitimate proposal. Conclusion: It is not. Premise: Because he s just trying to stir up some business for himself. Ad hominem (circumstantial, presumably).

18 #15 (Ch 7) The next speaker is going to speak in favor of the idea. But she works for the gun lobby. Don t even bother listening to what she says.. Issue: Whether we should listen to what she says. Conclusion: We shouldn t listen to. Premise: Because she works for the gun lobby. Poisoning the well.

19 #16 (Ch 7) Outlaw gambling? Man, that s a strange idea coming from you. Aren t you the one who plays the lottery all the time? Issue: Whether we should outlaw gambling. Conclusion: No. We should not! Premise: Because you are the one who plays the lottery all of the time. Inconsistency Ad Hominem

20 #1 (Ch 6) I ll tell you why a hundred dollars is enough child support. You go into court and ask for more, and I ll have my lawyer file a countersuit that will set you back a bundle in legal fees! Issue: Whether a hundred dollars is enough child support. Conclusion: Yes, it is. Premise: Because if you ask for more I ll file a countersuit and get lots of money from you. Scare tactics: Argument by force.

21 #2 (Ch 6) Frankly, I don t think you would be satisfied with anything less than our Model 24, which allows for more expansion than any other personal computer in its class. The way you catch on to things something I can tell just from the questions you ve asked here in the store you re not going to be happy with a machine whose limits you ll soon reach. Issue: Whether you ll be satisfied with anything less than our Model 24 Conclusion: No, you wouldn t be Premise: Because the way you catch on to things, you re not going to be happy with less. Argument from Pride (apple polishing)

22 #3 (Ch 6) Sure, driving after you ve been drinking can get you into trouble with the law, but if you re careful I don t think there s anything wrong with it. After all, everyone does it, right? Issue: Whether it s wrong to drink and drive. Conclusion: No, it s not wrong Premise: Because everyone does it. Common Practice

23 #4 (Ch 6) From a letter to the editor: They re wrong again, the doctors who say that the sun causes cancer. The four substances for all life are water, food, air, and sun. Everybody knows the sun opens the pores of your skin to release poisons; it cannot cause cancer. Cancer is caused by the toxins man puts in the air, not by sunlight. Issue: Whether sun causes cancer. Conclusion: No, it does not cause cancer. Premise: Because everybody knows Argument from Popularity

24 #5 (Ch 6) It says here that smoke from wood-burning stoves, no matter how airtight they re supposed to be, gets into your house and is a health hazard. No way. We just spent close to a thousand dollars on this new stove; what you re reading can t be true. Issue: Whether smoke from wood-burning stoves is a health hazard. Conclusion: No way. Premise: Because I just spent close to $1000 on this news stove. Wishful Thinking

25 #6 (Ch 6) Me? I m going to vote with the company on this one. After all, I ve been with them for fifteen years. Issue: Whether I should vote with the company on this one. Conclusion: Yes. I should. Premise: Because I ve been with the company for fifteen years. Groupthink fallacy

26 #7 (Ch 6) Gays in the military? No way. Clinton promoted the idea just to get the homosexual vote. Issue: Should gays be in the military. Conclusion: No they shouldn t. Premise: Because Clinton promoted the idea just to get the homosexual vote. Red Herring

27 #8 (Ch 6) Are you telling me that you re twenty-one years old and still a virgin? I d keep quiet about that if I were you you d be the laughingstock of the dorm if that were widely known. Issue: Whether you should still be a virgin at 21. Conclusion: No, you shouldn t be. Premise: Because you ll be a laughing stock. Peer Pressure *If you said the issue was whether to keep quiet, then would this be a fallacy?

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