* Error : Content fallacies
1. Fallacy of relevance -making
irrelevant appeals- appealing to popularity
2. Fallacy of ambiguity
*Analysis:
1. Making irrelevant appeals
-appealing to popularity
9 out of 10 say Office 2010 is the
best Office release ever means Office 2010 is the best. This rate is not
convincible enough.
2. The general rate (9/10) is not
clearly informed. Viewers do not know 10 here. It means the number of people who
have already used Office 10 or the number of people who own computers or the
population of the world or any number else.
Source:
ENTRY 2:
“My
fellow Americans…there has been some talk that the government is overstepping
its bounds by allowing police to enter peoples’ homes without the warrants
traditionally required by the Constitution. However, these are dangerous times
and dangerous times require appropriate actions. I have in my office thousands
of letters from people who let me know, in no uncertain terms, that they
heartily endorse the war against crime in these United States. Because of this
overwhelming approval, it is evident that the police are doing the right
thing.”
*Analysis:
If
the large number endorse of something, the thing is right ( if A, then B)
Thousands
of people endorse of the action of the government ( A)
So, the action of the
government is right ( therefore B)
The writer assumes that if most people endorse an idea or an
action, the idea or action is a right thing. However, may be it is wrong thing
sometimes
ENTRY 3:
* Error: Fallacies of presumption: false
dilemma
* Analysis: In here, there are only 2 choices between corn dog and die. It
means that if you don’t eat corn dog, you will die. However, in fact
there are many food for us to eat to live, not just only corn dog.
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