PHIL 010S Lecture Notes - Baculum, Polka
Document Summary
Emotional appeals, irrelevance, and distraction: this isn"t an argument, but more of a promotion to wear polka dots. This is called an ad baculum or appeal to fear: this is a confusing argument that goes off topic. It"s premises seem somewhat believable but don"t meet the r condition because the premises have no relevance to the benefit/impact of technology in modern society: this is another promotion that appeals to emotion through education, but not relevance. The fact that the premises target the negative effects on this kids, illustrates an ad misericordian or appeal to pity: this is more of a threat than an argument.
