Logical Fallacies

Logic, Facts or Appeal

What is a faulty logic, unsupported facts and
emotional appeal?
1. Logic is the use and study of valid reasoning while
a faulty logic describes poor reasoning, such as the
use of fallacious arguments like personal attacks,
irrelevancies, analogies. Writers and speakers should
avoid logical fallacies because they are errors in
reasoning, they often lead to false conclusions.
Example, “I loved that movie we saw last night with Brad Pitt.
I am going to rent all of his movies, and I am sure I’ll like all of
2. Facts are those things that have occurred. However,
unsupported
facts are those facts claimed by an individual or a
group of
individuals that have occurred but were unable to
provide
enough evidence to support their claim.
Example, “People who live in the North of Britain are
friendlier than those who live in the South.”
There is no proof that the people in North Britain are
friendlier.
3. emotional appeal
- is a method of persuasion that's designed to
create an
emotional response.
- persuade audiences by arousing the emotions.
They refer to the
speaker or writer’s goal of arousing the emotions
of an
audience to move them to act.
Example: A college student asks his professor to
accept a late
paper: "I've worked all weekend on this report. I
know that it is
 Identify the following
logical
fallacies:

1.My mom is amazing.

1.unsupported fact
needs a proof
that
mom is amazing
2. Spiderman is
real.
needs a proof
that
2. unsupported fact
needs a proof
that
Spiderman is
3. Beauty comes
from
within.
3. unsupported fact
needs a proof
how
beauty comes
4. If you really care
about your
future, you
will study hard.
4. faulty logic
unreasonable to
study
hard just because
5. John Updike is a
wonderful writer
because he
writes so
5. faulty logic
wonderful writer
and
writes so well are
6. I hated the
movie
because it was
the
6. faulty logic
hated themovie
and
the worst movie I
7. A political ad that shows
the candidate shaking
hands with the
community as he leaves
church on Sunday
morning.
7. emotional appeal-shaking
hands
with the community
appeals to
the emotion
8.Men are naturally
more violent than
women.
8. unsupported fact
there is no evidence to
back it up
 9. A grocery store commercial
that
shows a happy family sitting
around
the table at Thanksgiving.
 9. emotional appeal
shows a happy family-
appeals to
the emotion
10.Exercising makes you
feel good.
10.unsupported fact- needs
a
proof that exercise makes
one
feel good.