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    LOGICAL

    FALLACIES
    March2016
    JakeNixon

    SWEEPINGGENERALIZATION
    "Thericharegettingricherandthepoorare
    gettingpoorer."-BernieSanders
    Sandersisapplyingthistoallcases,saying"the
    rich"asacollectivegroup.Hedoesnotnoteany
    exceptions.

    FALSEDILEMMA
    "WhoeverdoesnotmisstheSovietUnionhasno
    heart.Whoeverwantsitbackhasnobrain."VladimirPutin
    Putinonlyallowsforoneresult,notshowingthat
    manywhowereoppressedbytheSovietUnion
    willnever"miss"it.

    ADHOMINEM
    "Hesafraidofhisownweakness.Russiahas
    nothing,nosuccessfulpoliticsoreconomy.Allthey
    haveisthis."-AngelaMerkel(AboutPutin)
    MerkelattacksPutinaboutbringinghisdogtoa
    conference,knowingfullwellthatshehasafear
    ofdogs.This"attack"waschangedintoaninsult
    toRussia.

    ETHOS
    ETHOS
    "Mykidsarenormal.Iftheycouldeatburgersand
    friesandicecreameveryday,theywould.Andso
    wouldI.Butthatdoesn'tsustainus"-Michelle
    Obama
    Michelleusedstatementslikethistorelateherself
    toherchosenaudience,furtheringher"healthy
    eating"campaign.

    PATHOS
    "TedCruz'srecordonreligiousliberty,life,
    marriage,issecondtononeinthisRepublican
    field."-RetrievedfromTedCruz.org
    Cruzplaysonhisaudiencessenseoftraditionand
    alsoappealstotheiremotionswiththewords
    "liberty,life,andmarriage."

    LOGOS
    "Onlywhenitbuildsupitsmilitarymightinevery
    waycan(anation)developintoathriving
    country."-KimJongUn
    Thisdictatorislogicallyappealingtohispeople,
    statingwhythemilitaryusesupallofthe
    country'sresources.

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