Examples of Fallacies

Examples of Fallacies (1 conjure to Authority An deterrent example of appealing to authority can be found in m any(prenominal) television commercials. This fallacy is practiced on television by many companies trying to sell, or gain profit, by using athletes, or well-known figures to advertise their product for them. They do this in narrate to persuade consumers to buy their goods, due to their idols using them even though, many of the famous people arent qualified to endow expert opinions about the product.A commercial that uses this type of fallacy is Bacardi, who advertises tennis player Novak Djokovic saying, Champions Drink Responsibly. (2. ) Appeal to lenity An example of appealing to pity can be found in many classrooms. This is when a duplicitous excuse is given to make sense of an argument, or come to a conclusion, by making us feel sorry enough to make a decision of the pity. A student might use this fallacy if they forgot to do turn in an assignment by saying, Sorry , I Just couldnt do the cookery this weekend, my dog ate the work sheet you handed out. This might get the pity of some teachers, time others will recognize the fallacy, along with making the right decision accordingly, considering that the reason could be true. (3. Appeal to idolatry Appealing to fear is when an authority, usually higher, tries to prevail by coming to conclusions with fear. By doing this they usually disregard which feature is right and Justified. An example of this fallacy can occur in a sport, such as baseball.Parents could be screaming at their children that their pitching, or batting form isnt right, and if they dont change it they will not be any good. However, they completely disregard that everyone is unique, and does things differently. Appeal to Ignorance In this appeal someone is actually asking their opponent to taste them wrong, so f they cant they automatically are wrong. However, it is the Job of the person actually purposing the argument to disp rove the statement.An example of this fallacy is the Loch ness monster. Many people argue that they have seen it, while other say it is pie-eyed that such a thing exists without everyone knowing. There is no way of telling if the monster is actually significant or not, because Just saying it does not exist, isnt a solid enough reason for believing that it does. Examples of Fallacies Appeal to Authority, Pity, Fear, and Ignorance By fballislifenunuOO