Entry 4 _ Bùi Ngọc Bảo

Name: Bùi Ngọc Bảo

Class  : E12

ITEM 1

TASTE NATURE AND NOTHING ELSE.

You'll never find any additives in our tobacco. What you see is what you get. Simply 100% whole-leaf natural tobacco. True authentic tobacco taste. It's only natural.

(Source: http://www.afterthesemessages.com/_ss_keepout/_modules/atmrg/campaigns/93/media/278/1178284607_205307.jpg)

Analysis

If we look at what people actually do, this does seem to be an assumption that underlies people's behaviour.

American Spirit uses the slogan "it's only natural" and claims that its cigarettes are "100% natural tobacco". Some smokers may buy American Spirit cigarettes because they believe that "natural" tobacco is in some way safer or healthier than tobacco that contains additives. However, the carcinogens in cigarettes that cause cancer are natural components of tobacco.

ITEM 2

William Bennet, leader of the antirap campaign, has had no trouble finding antipolice and antiwomen lyrics to quote in support of [his] claim that "nothing less is at stake than civilization" if rappers are not rendered silent. So odious are the lyrics, that rarely do politicians or journalists stop to ask what qualifies Bennett to lead a moralistic crusade on behalf of America's minority youth. Not only has he opposed funding for the nation's leader in quality children's programming (the Public Broadcasting Corporation), he has urged that "illegitimate" babies be taken from their mothers and put in orphanages.

Source: (http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/cardshowall.php?title=english-fallacies-flash-cards)

Analysis

A debater commits the Ad Hominem Fallacy when he introduces irrelevant personal premisses about his opponent. Such attacks are often effective distractions ("red herrings"), because the opponents feel it necessary to defend themselves, thus being distracted from the topic of the debate.

                                                                               

ITEM 3

The fallacy is an argument that appeals to pity. The question is whether a law which would draft adults of a particular age into the military is just. To show it is not just one would need to offer arguments which appeal to facts and correct moral principles for this conclusion. The writer has not done this; instead Mrs LT has simply pointed out she is against the draft, she is a widow in poor health and if all of her children were drafted, sent to a war and killed she would not cope. we feel pity for the woman and sympathise with her, this sympathy is then mistakenly transferred to what she has said so that we accept her conclusion. Despite the fact no real reasons for accepting it were offered.