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Fallacy Found in Nature

Fallacy commercial

Pedigree Dog Commercial

Types of Fallacy

Types of Fallacy

  • Appeal to pity
  • Treats someone’s feelings of pity as a reason to accept or reject a claim that is being made
  • Loaded language
  • Plays on emotions.
  • Instead of making an actual argument for something, it tries to manipulate one into something that may not be a good idea for them to do

Mistake in Reasoning

Mistake in Reasoning

  • Appeal to pity
  • The Pedigree company uses dogs as a way to invoke pity in people.
  • Sad music
  • Emotional language and wording
  • Loaded Language
  • No consideration of good or bad
  • Plays on emotions

Making the Mistake in Question

Making the Mistake in Question

  • Pedigree
  • Convince customers to buy the product
  • Convince customers to adopt a dog
  • No way to be sure that donation will be made to the shelter
  • Cute photos of the dogs
  • Dogs look sad
  • Language to persuade one to adopt a dog

Fooling/convincing others

Fooling/convincing others

  • Pity on abused or neglected dogs
  • "Shelter dogs aren't broken; they have simply experienced more life."
  • Want to help these dogs
  • Do not consider positives and negatives
  • Have pity and emotions take over
  • People act on emotions very often

Avoiding falling prey to this fallacy

Avoiding Falling Prey to these two fallacies

  • Appeal to pity
  • pity should not be the deciding factor and only consideration
  • other possibilities should be considered
  • are the proceeds actually going to the cause being stated?
  • does one have the money to be donating?
  • Loaded Language
  • allow emotions to settle
  • considerations before making a decision
  • do they have time to care for a dog?
  • research types of dogs
  • can they afford to care for a dog?

Source

Video Source

“Pedigree Dog Commercial - Shelter Dog.” Youtube, uploaded by Matt Maxwell, 21 April 2010, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v5Ui8HUuN8.

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