Critical thinking class hw5

Fundamentals of Fallacy Contest

· Straw Man Fallacy

“Hillary Clinton wants to abolish the Second Amendment,” Donald Trump said during a rally. “Hillary Clinton wants to take your guns away, and she wants to abolish the Second Amendment!"

Statement: Hillary Clinton want to support about gun safety, but Donald Trump says she want to take the gun aways and abolish the Second Amendment.

· The ad hominem argument

Statement: Donald Trump call the person that he again with “Crooked,” “dopey” and “goofy”, etc. It is a Ad hominem because he is not target on the idea of that person, instead of that person him or herself.

The "appeal to fear" argument

“There is a great hatred toward Americans by a large segments of the Muslim population. It’s gonna get worse and worse. You’re gonna have more World Trade Centers,”

Statement: When Trump say that he want the people to fear the Muslim population and risk of more World Trade Center-style attacks, but he did not give a clear explanation. He just want us to have fear and think he's right.

· The "personal incredulity" arguments

“It’s coming from all over South and Latin America, and it’s coming probably from the Middle East. But we don’t know 'cause we have no protection.”

Statement: As Trump mean the immigration that don’t know where that come to the United States. When he say “We don’t know” including him. It because he doesn't know, he assume that we do not know too. Then we will found what he say.

· The "black and white" argument

“We’re going to start winning so much that you’re going to get used to winning instead of getting used to losing,”

Statement: Trump just point two option to the audiences. The “Winning” and “Losing” he mean that following him will be the Winning one, and his opponents will be losing.

· The "slippery slope" argument

“You know what’s going to happen. They are going to build a plant and illegals are going to drive those cars right over the border. Then they’ll probably end up stealing the car and that’ll be the end of it.”

Statement: Trump argues that if Ford builds a manufacturing plant in Mexico. This car will be use to transport undocumented immigrants into the U.S. and cause a spike in crime. This is Trump lead people to think this way, it is not really truth that prove it. Trump just want to fear us.

· The "genetic fallacy" argument.

“I have had horrible rulings. I have been treated very unfairly by this judge. This judge is of Mexican heritage. I’m building a wall, OK?”

Statement: Trump basically judging Curiel is Mexican heritage. He just judge Curiel basie on his heritage and no other reason.

· The "anecdote" argument

“Many people are now saying I won South Carolina because of the last debate. I showed anger and the people of our country are very angry!”

Statement: Trump might mean that he beat China all the time. It because the anger of American. Also he add his own kind of feeling to it.

· False Cause

Statement: It is because the fire is bigger, therefore, it have more fireman. In the picture, it show false cause. They see more fireman are fighting a fire, but the fire get bigger. Then, they think is the firemen causes the fires.

Work Cite

Molloy, Parker. “Arguing is easy; persuasion is hard: what Donald Trump teaches us about debate.” Upworthy, 18 Oct. 2016, www.upworthy.com/arguing-is-easy-persuasion-is-hard-what-donald-trump-teaches-us-about-debate.