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Logical Fallacy Video

Logical Fallacy Project

Fallacies are common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument. Fallacies can be either illegitimate arguments or irrelevant points, and are often identified because they lack evidence that supports their claim.




Red Herring 

Ad Hominem

Non Sequitur

Begging the Question

Ad Verecundium

My Own Examples:

• Slippery Slope: If we let the churches allow gay marriage, then we are going to loose the meaning of a traditional marriage.
• Ad Populum/Bandwagon: Since everyone parties on the weekend, I am going to party too.
• Confusing Cause and Effect: Since my roommate leaves the door unlocked all the time, then that means she wants our stuff to get stolen.
• Either/or: Either you are a feminist or you are a misogynistic asshole (not the definition of feminism, this is misandry).
• Straw Man: Oh you are pro-life? Then you want the population to overpopulate and make the earth die even more?

I Have A Dream

Martin Luther King's famous “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered at the 28 August 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. 

1. The audience was the people participating in the March, most being African American and with the heated civil rights movement going on, it is clear that one of the main topics King discussed was the racism and hatred instilled in America at that time towards people of color mainly towards African Americans. Other issues he touched on which directly relates to the racism towards people of color include police brutality, the constitution and the declaration of independence, the overwhelming oppression in Mississippi and Tennessee, etc. He took advantage of the kairos of the situation by speaking on topics that are really sentimental for African Americans at that time. As I said, the time period is right in the midst of the civil rights movement. That plays an important role in the effectiveness of King's speech which was effective since it is known worldwide today as one of the greatest speeches. He pulls on the heartstrings of the audience, bringing in issues and imagery from the past and present, which sets off a spark in the hearts of the African American people as well as the white supporters present at the speech. He is delivering the speech to people whom support him, rather than giving the speech to Ku Klux Klan members or even just people who do not support him. The way he uses ethos is fairly simple. Since he is one of the leaders of the civil rights movement, he is a credible source. He was there at all of the marches and protests and he saw o the hatred being thrown at him for simply being African America. He also relies heavily on pathos to makes this speech effective. By using emotion and imagery with this topic, as I said, he really is able to hit a nerve with his audience. For example, he discusses when Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and comments, "But one hundred years later, the negro still is not free, One hundred years later, the life of a negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination." He uses logos not as much as he uses ethos or pathos but it is still there. For example, he cites the Constitution and the Declaration of independence, both documents that are engraved in the morals of Americans, "This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the 'unalienable Rights' of 'Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.'" He not only cites those texts but he ties it in to the issue at hand: equality for all. Although we still see the wounds and struggles of racism here in America, if it was not for people like Martin Luther King, Jr., we would not have made the amount of progress we have made over these past years. And I hope, we have much more progress in the years to come.

Buzzfeed: Entertainment or Selling an Argument?

If Latinos Said the Stuff White People Say

This video is combatting the stereotypes Latinos/Latinas face everyday. The main argument is being expressed by switching the roles of the privileged one in conversation. Normally white people would be the ones asking these questions, as a Latina woman whom use to live in California, I have been asked all of these questions at some point in my life. Anyway,  reversing the roles actually shows how dumb and inappropriate these statements/questions are. All of the stereotypes being discussed in the video aren't actually all true for ALL Latinos/Latinas. That is why it is offensive when people actually say these statements. The offensiveness is depicted in the facial expressions of the people being told the statements and asked the questions. The message is being transmitted through satirical and light hearted techniques, but once you actually stop and think about what is being said, you realize that the bottom line is that stereotypes are dumb and inappropriate no matter what the race they are being geared to.

The video itself, as I said before, has a sort of light heartedness theme going on; a comical one as well. This makes the viewer want to watch it. Buzzfeed tends to do this with all of it's videos. They are a primarily liberal/democratic YouTube Channel and it is very clear that they want this video to combat racial stereotypes. The music in the background actually is a very strong technique that they use often; it keeps you hooked on watching. Also along with the music, the places where the conversations are being taken place keeps you hooked on watching. Rather than having the conversations being done in one room, the switch the scenery keeping the video still interesting until the end.

Love is Blind

"Domestic Violence and abuse can happen to anyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, income or other factors. No victim is to blame for any occurrence of domestic abuse or violence."

The message in this image is very clear. It is a depiction of an abusive relationship, and the main message is that the victim is typically "blind" when it comes to seeing the abuse with their partner. The red strip and the bold letters suggest this. They are not at fault whatsoever. There is this stigma that the victim is dumb for not leaving but theres a psychological "blindness" that happens when you endure that much abuse and violence for a long period or time even a short period of time. Usually the saying, "Love is blind" is used in a positive way, as we see in many songs and movies. The colors also give a message if you did not have the quote in the picture. It is very dark and disturbing, which is the theme. The red is supposed to pop out and the bold letters as well, that is the first thing you notice when you see the picture. Also, you see a lot of anger in the facial expression of the man in the picture while the woman is still reaching for him. It's as if he knows she won't leave him. The blindness is depicted as the blindfold the woman is wearing. She cannot see the handprint on her neck nor the bruises on her arm.