Monday, October 22, 2012

Presidential Debate and Logical Fallacies


  • Ad hominem (directing the person and not the argument) : both candidates kept addressing each other in things they did and wouldn't answer the questions for themselves. Obama points out how Romney is always changing his answers, and is confusing others
  • Argumentum ad misericordian ( argument to appeal to pity) : Obama talks about how kids in Israel have bombings in their towns, and Obama really wanted to help stop that.
  • Argumentum ad nauseam ( argument to the point of disgust; i.e., by repetition): Romney keeps bringing up the subject about needing more troops in the Iran.
  • Argument or appeal to numbers: Romney talks about how his states had the highest test scores in education 


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    1. Lissette's journeyOctober 25, 2012 at 5:02 PM

      don't forget to study (:

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    2. FionaJuly 25, 2013 at 12:28 AM

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