PHIL 1000 : Informal Fallacies Exam 2
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2/27/2015 4:37:00 pm: appeal to consequence, occurs when an arguer attempts to persuade the audience to accept a conclusion based on the perceives consequences of that conclusion, structure: belief in x leads to good/bad consequences. Therefore, we must conclude that astrology is nonsense. : people have been trying for centuries to disprove the claims of astrology, and no one has ever succeeded. The appeal may be direct or indirect: you want to be accepted/included in the group/loved/respected/esteemed thus, you should accepted x as true, direct vs. Indirect appeal to the people: the direct approach occurs when an arguer excites the emotions and enthusiasm of the crowd to win acceptance for the arguers conclusion. Here the aim is to arouse a mob mentality. They cover 97% of all cell phone users. : appeal to vanity: the few, the proud, the marines. , appeal to snobbery: a rolls-royce is not for everyone.
