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    Fallacy Ad Hominem

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    ARGUMENTUM AD HOMINEM Somebody says criminal is bad people. Is it true? If it is true‚ this could be a form of fallacy. Fallacy is a misconception leads to unreasonable argument or disbelief in people’s ideas. It happens with us everyday. Fallacy has many types and I want to refer to one of them: Ad Hominem. It is a judgment about people’s appearance than the validity of their ideas‚ abilities‚ or work……We usually see this fallacy in our life like politic‚ demonstration‚ even in our working environment

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    information that is being used to promote or make aware of a cause or point of view. This paper will be comparing different types of propaganda in “Animal Farm” and modern day propaganda. Some of the types of propaganda being used is bandwagon‚ ad hominem‚ and appeal to fear. The first type of propaganda that is being compared is bandwagon. Bandwagon propaganda is where a majority of people are doing it so it is considered to be right or good. After singing the song‚ “The Beasts of England”‚ George

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    secure. He uses Argument ad Hominem Post Hoc Ergo and Proof by Example‚ He’s article is vague by his poor choice of words and not interacting with his audience in a direct way. Rush Limbaugh states in his 12th stanza line 11’ “if anyone is trying to trick students‚ its Planned Parenthood and this band of hedonists who try to tell kids that a condom will protect them from any consequences of sex” this statement Limbaugh uses is an Argument ad Hominem. An Argument ad Hominem is the meaning of attacking

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    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. The advertisement consisted of just one man‚ Joe Soptic‚ an

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    black and white film. The whole movie was about the loyalty of a town marshal named Kane and the betrayal of the town. After watching High Noon‚ there were a lot of fallacies that were depicted through out the movie such as begging the question‚ ad hominem‚ slippery slope‚ and Inconsistency. The characters in the movie do a great job at portraying each of these fallacies. At the beginning of the movie‚ as Kane and Amy are riding away for their honeymoon‚ Kane stops the prairie and claims that he

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    evidence. * Example: Saying that Stephen King suppose wrote his books‚ which is true because he did. But can you really prove he wrote it or come up with the words. 3. Ad Hominem- Ad Hominem is when someone else is talking ill about someone else when it doesn’t have to do with the argument. * Example: Ad Hominem is like when my oldest son gets into trouble but instead of taking his punishment like he should‚ he starts talking ill about one of his other siblings to get out of it.

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    Question : After being told that she is being punished for lying‚ a child responds by telling her mother that she also lied. This response may involve which fallacy? Student Answer: CORRECT Ad hominem (tu quoque) Ad verecundiam (ex libris) INCORRECT Ad misericordiam (ex ante) Ad baculum (antebellum) 3. Question : “That coin‚ when flipped‚ will either come up heads or tails" may commit which fallacy? CORRECT No fallacy committed INCORRECT

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    consult major universities about educational appropriations. As members of educational establishment‚ they will naturally want as much money for education as they think they can get.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: |   Ad hominem | Correct Answer: |   Ad hominem | | | | | * Question 3 5 out of 5 points | | | Environmentalists are continually harping about the dangers of nuclear power. Unfortunately‚ electricity is dangerous no matter where it comes from. Every year hundreds

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    done a study relating to the environment but that doesn’t mean they are environmentalists. When Rush refers to the NCEA as "wackos"‚ this is attacking personal character that is not directly relevant to the issue at hand‚ this fallacy is know as ad hominem. Rush argues with the study‚ by first defending American farmers and exploiting the fact that farmers "never" receive praise for feeding the world. We can conclude two fallacies from this accusation‚ one being over-generalizing( using such words

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    Fallacious Arguments in the Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence is among the most profoundly interpreted and fiercely discussed documents in modern history. Most likely because of its rhetorical style and numerous fallacious arguments that are found. The colonists’ use of persuasion to influence by using repetition to achieve their means. The Declaration of Independence is what 56 colonists saw as a logical course of action. What you must ask yourself is: What was considered

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