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1 Running Head: PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION Philosophical discussion Name Institution affiliation Date 2 PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION Philosophical discussion Question 1 1. "Fallacies and Errors in Sound Reasoning” Please respond to the following: There are several types of fallacies used in advertising. Please provide two (2) different examples that illustrate the use of the equivocation, false authority, ad hominem, appeal to ignorance, or bandwagon fallacies. You may only use one type of fallacy per example. Equivocation In the advertisement, business organization applies ambiguous words to cover up the real meaning of a product or service. Religion supports irrationality since the lesson from Christianity is to have faith while praying that good thing will happen even without existing evidence. The fallacy that exists in the advertisement is that Religion supports irrational thinking. Hot dogs are preferred than nothing. Nothing is preferred than Hamburgers. Consequently, the hot dog is preferred than hamburgers. The advertisement initially means nothing is “no thing” as the initial statements, but the real fact is all things taken from the second statement. The advertisers used the fallacy in the advertisements to increase sales. The fallacy was used effectively since the real meaning was hidden for the consumers to make assumptions from personal judgments. As an advertiser to improve equivocation righteous thoughts should be applied. False authority False authority ...
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