COMM 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: False Dilemma, Ad Hominem
3 Apr 2017
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Every day a kenyan baby is orphaned or abandoned parents lost to epidemics, violence or poverty uses pathos (emotions) Ball state should revamp its lockdown policy is an example of a question of policy. Comparative advantages friendly audience: main points= issues/plans contrasted with advantages and disadvantages. Refutational approach hostile audience: main points= issues, issue #1. Fallacy- believable arguments or premises that are based on invalid reasoning. Keep in mind that a logical fallacy is not necessary false but its process of inference is invalid. A fallacy exists when the warrant is not there. Racism is wrong; therefore, we need affirmative action. There are no superior alternatives to affirmative action, etc. Because one event follows another, the first event is assumed to be the cause of the second. This happens without thorough research to actually demonstrate a cause and effect. An attack against an individual instead of against his or her position on the issues.
