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    Appeal to Pity As Good Reasons with Contemporary Arguments states‚ writers use logical fallacies to gain audience approval‚ but all the statements are false (Faigley). One type of logical fallacy is the appeal to pity fallacy. For this fallacy‚ the arguer appeals to the audience’s emotional side to gain support on a claim that should be decided on more relevant or objective terms. Examples of this fallacy can be seen on commercials‚ campaigns‚ and various methods of advertising. The given examples

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    about the case history of ‘Pain and infertility caused by a too large penis.’ Then‚ he provides the reader with a briefs biography of Hildanus. Then he goes more in depth in regards to the case study. Then ends with a discussion with point out the fallacies in Hildanus’s case study and add his recommendations to solve the women’s dyspareunia and infertility. In his introduction he states the origins of the case study. Kompanje then provide a brief biography of Hildanus. He was born

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    rhetorical strategies. For instance‚ the ad supplied with this review is full of rhetorical fallacies which would affect consumers to buy the manufacturer’s goods. The ad provided is a toothpaste ad that has three principal images going on to influence the buyer. Two of the images are phrases which promote the product and the other image are of an attractive woman using the toothpaste. These images contain fallacies which influence the average consumer without their knowing and are effective in getting

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    Bernasol‚ Cristine Dayonne P. Acts of FOOLISHNESS: FALLACIES The task of reaching their target audience and as well as adhering to the vast needs of their customers and all the people who rely to their market for consumption of basic needs have been one of the biggest challenges to the business industries today. Different companies from the diverse world of market today have been continuously tested on how they would effectively reach their desired market and also acquire more consumers

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    and commercials. Bruce N. Waller defines irrelevant reason fallacy when‚ “the reasons given in support of a conclusion are irrelevant to the truth or falsity of the conclusion. The reason given may be true‚ they may be important in other contexts… but they have no bearing on the question at issue…” (Waller). Irrelevant Reason Fallacy is also known as The Red Herring Fallacy (Waller). It is easy to understand why the Red Herring Fallacy is effective. Any argument will seem legitimate when it is filled

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    Fallacy in Car Advertisement A woman and a car equal sex? It is very interesting and yet very powerful idea of a man’s desire. This is one of the common advertisements for the car industry. In the magazine or on the television‚ we see advertisements of variety fields of product or services. Many times‚ company uses different types of fallacy to appeal people’s reasoning to make appropriate choice. It can be very distracting to focus on the correct message of the creator’s idea. At the same time

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    IS IT LOGIC OR ILLOGIC? Applying Deductive Reasoning In the case of deductive reasoning – the goal is to produce a sound argument. A deductive argument in sound if the reasoning is valid (meaning the form is correct) and the premises are true. Syllogisms Grouped into three categories – categorical‚ disjunctive‚ hypothetical Categorical Syllogisms whether things belong or do not The major premise and minor premise and conclusion express things that categorize things Proceeds from a general

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    I found several videos that give good examples of logical fallacies. All the DirecTV commercials in this compilation are good examples of the slippery slope fallacy. Each commercial shows how having cable TV can lead to a chain of events that result in bad outcomes. These commercials used the slippery slope fallacy on purpose to entertain the audience. A slippery slope fallacy claims that once you make one choice‚ a chain of events will inevitably follow. The truth is that making the first choice

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    Feminist Theory http://fty.sagepub.com Exposing the fallacies of anti-porn feminism Laurie Shrage Feminist Theory 2005; 6; 45 DOI: 10.1177/1464700105050226 The online version of this article can be found at: http://fty.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/6/1/45 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Feminist Theory can be found at: Email Alerts: http://fty.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://fty.sagepub.com/subscriptions Reprints: http://www

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    TITLE: ’’BELIEVE IN GOD IS NOT A FALLACY" Does an intelligent‚ powerful‚ and willful being exist who is the independent eternal uncaused cause of all the rest of existence? It is my thoughtful and rational conviction that such a being‚ commonly called God‚ does exist in reality and that all the rest of reality is dependent on this being for existence. I therefore would say I believe in God. Now having the conviction that God exists is clearly a controversial position. Even as having the

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