UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN (UTAR)

CENTRE FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES

FOUNDATION IN ARTS
FHHM1012 CRITICAL THINKING
Session : 201701

Tutorial 7
Task 1

Identify the Appeals to Emotions used in the following sentences.

1. Are you tired of being ignored by your government?  Is it right that the top 1% have
so much when the rest of us have so little?  I urge you to vote for me today!
___Anger__________________________________

2. "Might I say that this is the best philosophy class I've ever taken, sir. I am glad I
chose to take your class. By the way, about those two points I need to get an A..."
_____Vanity(Indirect)________________________________

3. Jason : I think Jane's idea is a really good one and will really save a lot
of money for the department. 
John : Maybe… but remember how she showed that your paper had a
fatal flaw when you read it at the convention last year?
Jason : I had just about forgotten about that! I think I'll go with your
idea instead.
______Spite_______________________________

4. Jia Sze : He'd be a terrible coach for the basketball team. I don’t think
we want him. 
Soh Po : He always has his heart set on the job; it would break his heart
if he was not made the coach. 
Jia Sze : OK, we would take him. I guess he'll do an adequate job then.
____Pity_________________________________

5. "Support the ERA? Sure, when the women start paying for the drinks!
Hah! Hah!" ___Ridicule__________________________________

6. We have always been using chopsticks to eat. So, we should keep using chopsticks
and not fork and spoon. ___Appeal to tradition________________________
7. "You know, Professor Smith, I really need to get an A in this class. I'd like to stop by
during your office hours later to discuss my grade. I'll be in your building anyways,
visiting my father. He's your Dean, by the way. I'll see you later."
____Fear______________________

8. Chester : I think that some people have psychic powers. 

Melanie : What is your proof?
Chester : No one has been able to prove that people do not have psychic
powers.
___Ignorance_____________________

9. Shu Cheng and Jia Cheng have some concerns that the rules their society has set are
racist in character. Since Shu Cheng is a decent person, she brings her concerns up in
the next meeting. The president of the society assures her that there is nothing wrong
with the rules, since the majority of the sisters like them.
__Popularity_____________________