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Post by Ms. English on Jan 8, 2016 8:46:24 GMT -5
Find an advertisement, image, or video that shows one of the logical fallacies we studied in class. Post it here and explain which fallacy it uses and why. You must post by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, January 10 for full credit.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2016 9:41:59 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2016 13:05:52 GMT -5
link This ad is an example of Faulty Hidden Generalizations because it makes it sound like people that wear old spice are legendary. This is a generalization that is false. Not all people that wear old spice are legendary.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2016 23:38:16 GMT -5
This is a very obvious Slippery Slope logical fallacy. There are many 30 second examples within this video, but they all promote switching from cable to DirecTV because the normal feelings that you get from being a cable user lead to horrible, ruined lives. Because of the slippery slope arguments illustrated here, no sensible person would want to remain a cable user. The faulty logic, however, is that none of the events described are likely to happen. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 10:43:53 GMT -5
 This advertisement for Camels cigarettes asserts that because Camels are the preferred cigarette for "more doctors", they are healthier. This fallacy is partly an appeal to authority- It uses the supposed authority of doctors to market this product as healthier than any other option. This advertisement is also non sequitur- popularity of a certain cigarette brand among doctors does not automatically mean it is the healthier choice. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 10:47:08 GMT -5
This is a faulty hidden generalization logical fallacy. It implies that if you drink pepsi, you'll grow up to be Michael Jackson. Which is pretty self explanatory, because I've definitely never turned into Michael Jackson by drinking pepsi.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 10:55:53 GMT -5
This is a Slippery Slope logical fallacy because it's saything that if you're a teenage girl it will lead to you being emotionally upset, which will lead to a car accident.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 11:47:56 GMT -5
This Old Spice Ad contains faulty hidden generalization. The man in the ad claims that ladies will like the smell of their men better with Old Spice instead of lady-scented soaps. However, not all women like the smell of Old Spice, some women may prefer flowery scents, and what makes Old Spice a "manly" smell? Then the man in the ad claims that if your man smells manly, ladies will recieve expensive boat rides(what if they hate water and boats because of sea-sickness?) and expensive items like diamonds. But wait, smell doesn't determine wealth.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 12:11:49 GMT -5
This Snickers commercial uses a faulty cause logical fallacy. They make the claim that "you're not you when you're hungry" and that a Snickers bar can fix both your personality change as well as cure your hunger. In this case specifically, it is claimed that you will play football like Betty White. You cannot propose that you will change personality when you're hungry and that a Snickers bar would fix/prevent that.
On a side note: Betty White is great
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 14:23:06 GMT -5
Throughout the entire commercial there is a subtle faulty hidden generalization that all farmers need ram trucks. There is also the fact that the whole commercial is about how God created farmers and not one bit about Ram trucks which is the Red Herring fallacy.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 16:17:21 GMT -5
This ad is an example of the slippery slope logical fallacy because it starts by saying that the first step of not choosing Direct TV will inevitably lead to other undesirable steps. The last undesirable step being ending up in a ditch.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 16:19:09 GMT -5
This ad uses faulty clause by saying if you eat a sandwich from subway you will train hard and compete as well as Michael Phelps.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 17:36:24 GMT -5
This video is one example of the faulty cause/ post hoc. Direct TV is portraying that if you do not upgrade your television provider that all of these crazy, clearly illogical, set of events will happen to you. Therefore, this commercial give a good picture of the "after this, therefor because of this" mentality that the faulty cause/ post hoc logical fallacy implies. This is also a good example of the slippery slope fallacy that the first choice will inevitably lead to a succession of bad events. <img src="//images.proboards.com/v5/bbcode/video-preview.png" video="<iframe width="560" height="315" src=" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>" alt="Video Preview"> |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 17:53:54 GMT -5
This commercial is an example of a logical fallacy because it implies that the internet makes people sad and the only way for it to make people happy is through coca cola. It basically says that Coca Cola will make everyone happy which is not true.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2016 19:24:48 GMT -5
This advertisement by Time Warner Cable shows a Red Herring logical fallacy. It claims that because Direct Tv charges money that could potentially be used for dog food, they hate puppies. The two things are unrelated because that money could be spent on anything, not just dog food. The ad also shows an Ad Hominem logical fallacy. It says that one should't use Direct Tv because, according to Time Warner Cable, Direct Tv hates puppies. Whether this is true or not, the attack Time Warner Cable makes about Direct Tv misses the fact that hating puppies shouldn't affect the quality of the service. It could be possible Direct Tv just charges people because their services are better.
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