Fallacies

Fallacy Analysis

English 112: Cook

100 points

As we’ve discussed this semester, propaganda andother persuasive tactics are used to influence people to believe, buy, or do something. Similar to your blog, your next essay will examine persuasive and propaganda techniques; however, your next essay will provide your analysis of how one fallacyis used in two different genres. You will find and analyze the ways in which ONE fallacy is used in two different medium (television, print ad, social media, political speech, etc), analyzing how that fallacy is used and whether it is effective (in communicating, selling, campaigning, promoting, supporting and so on). Your essay should carefully define the fallacy; provide two examples(from different genres); analyze the reasoning and tactics behind the use of this fallacy; and finally, evaluate each example’s efficacyby referring to ethos, pathos, and logos.

We will discuss organization strategiesright after fall break, so your job for next week is to find 3-4 examples of the one fallacy that you’d like to analyze.Because some examples are more “writer-friendly” than others, it’s important that you collect a few and we will discuss after break which ones will be easiest to analyze. HINT: DO NOT use a simple google search and expect to find an example. First, many of the examples found online are incorrect; further, the point of this assignment is to find fallacious reasoning in REAL LIFE, so you’ll have to provide an actual copy of the article, post, ad, etc.

Hint: this will very likely be the most challenging paper you will write for English 111 or 112, so I’m giving you fair warning that you need to complete the readings, stay up-to-date on your homework (collected or not), and stay focused in class by taking notes and actively listening.

This paper will require a Works Cited list, so keep track of the sources from which you collect your examples, and annotate the readings that will be given over the next few weeks, as you may find them relevant to this essay. As always, this essay will be MLA formatted, and for most of you, will be approximately 4+pages in length.

there are two Advertising pictures uploaded in the attachment. I want you to pick on of them and write a thesis statement. After you write the thesis that you are going to use in the eassy but write it by itself so i can know what is the thesis. Then write 4 pages essay.