Rhetorical Fallacies : Rhetoric And Logical Thinking

The topics that I am most interested is God and health. I am extremely passionate about my faith as well as maintaining a healthy lifestyle. It may seem like these two topics are on the opposite side of the planet, but they have more similarities than you may think. My favorite reading thus far in A Time Traveler's Guide to Rhetoric is “Allegory of the Cave” by Plato. This story reminds me of today’s society, as humans begin to see the significance of light we also discover the truth. Of course, this all relates to my Christian faith, in which we seek the truth of Jesus Christ, we become the light in a dull and dark world. The longest paper I ever had to write was last year in my AP English course in which I was required to do a semester long

Rhetoric has one rule, but many guidelines; the only rule of rhetorical argument is to never argue the inarguable. To defend in rhetoric, spot the fallacies by looking for bad proofs, conclusions, or connections in arguments. The the best way to defend an argument is to use practical wisdom, which is practically the best ways to spot fallacies. There are three types of arguments and one is by the character of the speaker. Virtue is a way to use argument by character. Virtue is a tactic which the speaker takes the middle ground. In rhetoric the best offence is a good defense when the argument is played by the rules.

The three logical fallacies I chose to discuss are ad hominem, bandwagon, and stacking the deck. I chose these three based off examples I could think of that have been placed boldly in my face.

appealing to our audience. Patricia Roberts-Miller studied the principles of demagoguery and how they appeal to the public to make appropriate decisions. Patricia Roberts also state "that the most that information, the less likely the public will make appropriate decisions", with this information we can conclude how they can be used to appeal to the people. in different topics we use different demagoguery or fallacies to divide people into two different groups; the ingroup and outgroup. The ingroup is viewed as the good and correct group while the outgroup is viewed as wrong and bad. Demagoguery occurs mostly in times of political and economic crisis. In the speech of George Wallace on the topic of segregation and Donald Trump 's speech on the topic of immigration are perfect examples of the use of demagoguery. I will analyse the use of demagoguery and fallacies; such as grandstanding, demonising, nationalism, and hasty generalization, throughout their speeches to see how they appeal to the audience, I believe that the strategies use will show how the argument is inaccurate or how it relies on fear .

Presidential campaigns often thrive on fallacies. Trump is a perfect example of this, but is not the only one. Hillary Clinton, Martin O’Malley, Ben Carson, etc. Marco Rubio’s campaign, in particular, relies on a overly sentimental appeals as well as combination of fallacies resulting in a scare tactic.

Rhetoric is exemplified in the political commercial titled, “Common Sense.” The commercial was created to support Pat McCrory in the 2016 election and it was made to show his beliefs about North Carolina’s House Bill Two. In the commercial, McCrory tells the audience that if we allow people to go to the bathroom based off their gender identity, women and children will be put in danger. This story appeals to the common belief that men are dangerous and will do anything to fulfill their sexual desires. While some will not believe this story because they are educated, those that are uneducated will believe this story. People who are uneducated believe this story because it appeals to their common beliefs and McCory is charismatic. One of the

Rhetoric is a course in which students are taught the values of persuasion. And yet, behind this course is the utmost power to corrupt the world, changing it into a world of our own policies. This power, even though seldom discussed, has lead to many intriguing discoveries. One such discovery is how people are able to shape the world they live in simply by choosing the right words. Therefore those who would want the world to be a better place must protect this power. If in the wrong hands this power could cause serious damage. Several authors have striven to protect rhetoric and its power. Few agree on the matter of defining rhetoric, but they know that they must protect rhetoric from dark souls. A single definition of rhetoric must maintain a simplistic nature while incorporating every aspect of rhetoric. However, I argue that rhetoric is a means of persuading audiences of a situation and a particular reality through language and personal appeal. In order to prove this definition I will discuss how rhetoric creates a situation, the shaping of a different reality, the audience, the use of language, and the personal appeal. Finally, I will demonstrate the absolute need for rhetoric.

As for myself, I had to weigh the concept of media influence effecting my purchasing habits, as I spend the majority of my free time outdoors or engaged with a book. What I concluded, was repetitively humorous ads such as “Old Spice”, “Irish Spring” and “Dollar Shave Club” commercials, not only share unique similarities in content, they also primarily address the market for low cost, daily use items. Considering these realities and my own recollection of advertisements which motivated me to purchase a product, I would have to postulate the Dollar Shave Club commercials won the contest hands down. In fact, I have never procured any Old Spice or Irish Spring product or felt any desire too, I simply enjoyed the satire imbedded in the advertising, however, when it came to the Dollar Shave Club, I have been a member for the past 3

Politicians also use framing as a tool to portray their belief’s and ideology. In today’s presidential election, framing has become particularly polarized. Very liberal news outlets like MSNBC are constantly bashing Donald Trump while conservative stations like FOX are promoting his ideology. Framing is introduced through media and television, which Donald Trump has utilized. Trump has previously been a guess star on multiple shows such as “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and has had his own TV show. Though he is seen as a likable individual, there are also faults to what he has done to United States politics. Trump has left the news industry mystified by his blunt rhetoric and his obscene speech. He has attracted a different audience who is upset with the American political system. An article in The Guardian suggests that a majority of Trump supporters are fearful to let their identities be known. This article was an interview with many people who wished to keep there identity anonymous and had headlines such as “Don’t publish my name. It would ruin my progressive image”, or “My parents are horrified”. This article characterizes normal citizens who are fatigued from an

Demagoguery attempts to simplify an argument so much so that it effectively shuts down any discussion. Through the use of rhetorical fallacies and other techniques, demagogues persuade the masses to support them. Although it can be successful, demagoguery is usually associated with a negative connotation because it plays on prejudices and emotions rather than rational. In Patricia Roberts Miller’s brief article, “Characteristics of Demagoguery,” she defines the various concepts of demagoguery, and using her article as a lens, both Wayne LaPierre’s transcript of his speech on Newtown Tragedy and Donald Trump’s presidential announcement contain different aspects of demagoguery like scapegoating, polarization,

Currently, the Presidency of the United States is coming close to the final and whoever gets elected president is an accomplished liar. Both of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are using the political skills to argue because their major party candidates for president have to appear to be fully qualified to occupy the Oval Office. After watching of these videos of both Hillary and Trump’s speech, in my opinion, I analyze three types of informal fallacies from their speeches such as argument against the person, hasty generalization, and appeal to people; especially, appeal to vanity.

The vast majority of people would not like to admit that they use many different forms of logical fallacies on a day-to-day basis. To better explain, fallacies as a definition are faulty arguments, which at first glance appear to be correct (Boss, 137). It troubles me to say, that some days I perform more than one fallacy in an attempt to try and get my points across. That being said, the three that stood out to me the most were Ad Hominem Fallacy, Popular Appeal, and Appeal to Pity (Boss, 141-146). People carry out an ad hominem fallacy when they attack the moral nature or characteristics of a person instead of the argument itself (Boss, 141). I saw this a great deal throughout the presidential debates between Hillary Clinton and the President-elect Donald Trump.

In political races in the United States logical fallacies are a staple in political ads. The 2012 election was no exception to this convention, especially being true in an advertisement with ex-steel plant worker Joe Soptic, speaking in Obama-affiliated Political Action Committee Priorities. The advertisement included many logical fallacies to argue against the Romney campaign. Those include post hoc reasoning, ad hominem, and slippery slope.

There are also many diverse kinds of fallacies. Some include, appeal to the popular, meaning to urge the listener to accept a position because a majority of people do it or believe in it. For example, the majority of people like soda. Therefore, soda is good. Or everyone else is doing it, so why can 't I? Another common fallacy is poisoning the well, this occurs when negative information is presented about a person before he/she speaks. In order to redirect the person 's point of view of that person. an example is, Frank is disagreeable, arrogant, and thinks he knows everything. So, let 's hear what Frank has to say about the subject. There are many more kinds of fallacies.

The use of invalid or otherwise faulty reasoning, or “wrong moves” in the construction of an argument are a fallacy. In a fallacious argument there might a deceptive by appearing to be better than it really is (Google). The two politicians debates, I decided to analyze were democrat Pat Quinn and republican Bruce Rauner. In these debates, I will be focusing on the fallacies that are used with what each politician is arguing. In political debates, each opponent will always use prepped material to make the other side look unsatisfactory, to earn another winning vote. Politics are won by lies, promises that are never achieved, and issues that will always remain unfixed.