English Discussion

English Discussion

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/movi… (Links to an external site.) by clicking the play button or scroll down to read the speech transcript.

Next locate, identify, and discuss at least three specific examples of fallacies in the speech. Types of fallacies are listed on pp. 277-281 of Chapter 16 from your reading this week. Additionally, answer the following question: Were the speaker’s arguments effective? Explain your answer.

List of fallacies:

Hasty Generalization

Non Sequitur

Stereotyping

Card stacking

Either/Or Fallacy

Begging the Question

Circular Argument

Arguing off the Point

The Argument and Hominem

Appeal to the crowd

Guild By Association

Post Hoc, Ergo propter Hoc

Faulty Analogy

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