1. Fallacies designed to exploit emotional responses
Fallacies of Pathos
Fallacies designed to exploit emotional responses

2. Excluded Middle (either/or)
Reduces issues down, and exploits our fears of one of the options
“If we do not confront these evil men abroad, we will have to face them one day in our cities and streets.” - George W. Bush, August 8, 2005

3. Slippery-Slope
“If school officials can regulate what’s ‘decent’ attire, it is a short trip to forced uniforms and crew-cuts.” - letter to The Oregonian, 2005

5. Practice -
With a partner, construct one Fallacy of the excluded middle, or one slippery-slope fallacy.

6. Appeal To Pity (The Galileo Argument)
“I’m not to blame! I’ve had a tough life!”
The world scoffed Galileo and Copernicus too, you know. Skeptics are quick to judge, but time bests decides.

7. Argument by Emotive Language
using emotionally loaded language (ex: euphemisms, doublespeak) to sway the audience’s sentiments rather than their minds
ex: shacking up; friendly fire; rightsizing
ex: You don’t support drone strikes? Are you a terrorist?

8. Bandwagon Appeals appeal to widespread belief
“If all your friends jumped off a bridge..”
McCarthy hearings of the 50’s

9. Appeal To Fear (Scare Tactic)
Action A is connected to fear B, without actual, proven connection.
“You’re giving me detention? My dad is friends with the school Superintendent, you know. Are you sure you want to put yourself in jeopardy?”
“You do realize that the Republicans hate poor people…”

11. Practice - Which fallacies are these, and why?
“If we don’t hire more police in the school, children will be killed in a school shooting.”
“If we legalize marijuana, then we will inevitably legalize heroin.”