Fallacies and Errors in Sound Reasoning
- Use the Internet to locate at least two (2) advertisements that exhibit any of the following fallacies: equivocation, false authority, ad hominem, appeal to ignorance, or bandwagon. Post the videos in the discussion. Next, identify the fallacy used in the selected advertisements, discuss the primary reasons why you believe that the advertisers have used the fallacy in question, and examine whether or not their use of this type of fallacy is effective.
- From part 1 of this discussion, consider alternate strategies that the advertisers could have used in order to develop a more sound and persuasive argument. Explain the main reasons why you believe consumers ignore these errors in reasoning.
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Today, advertisements use special techniques to catch the public eye. One of the techniques is use of logical fallacies that convince their main targets that the service or product is best one and worth to use. One of the fallacies mostly used is bandwagon. It is seen in so many commercial adverts today. Bandwagon fallacy is normally committed by the arguments which appeal to the popularity of a certain idea as one reason for accepting that idea as true. This believes that an argument stated is valid because…
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