Advertising Claims
In this assignment, look for and provide two
advertisements that you think contain logical fallacies. Use any advertisement
that you can find in magazines, on television, or from the Internet for this
assignment.
Your two examples must represent two of the
following logical fallacies:
1. Appeal to Popularity
2. False Cause
3. Appeal to Ignorance
4. Hasty Generalization
5. Limited Choice
6. Appeal to Emotion
7. Personal Attack (ad hominem)
8. Circular Reasoning
9. Diversion (Red Herring)
10. Straw Man
The goal is to examine statements critically,
looking for logical flaws.
In your post, address the following questions:
·
What logical fallacies are represented in the
advertisements you found?
·
What are some reasons for your skepticism?
·
Based upon your examination, how would you redo the
advertisement to make it more truthful? Would this be possible?
Write your initial response in a minimum of 200
words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.
By Saturday,
March 23, 2013, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through Wednesday,
March 27, 2013, review the postings of your peers and respond to
at least two of them. Consider commenting on the following:
·
Do the advertisement examples fit the logical
fallacies stated? Explain.
·
Could there be other logical fallacies involved in
these examples?
·
Do you think that advertising would be more
effective if it relied more upon truthful arguments and less on logical
fallacies? Explain.
