Fallacy Arguments

1. Fallacy Arguments
In the literary exposition, finding the good argument or why bother with logic, Rebecca Jones,
demonstrates how to invent and recognize good and bad arguments. Jones advances her
demonstration by providing the different models of rhetoric. These arguments are demonstrated as
well through ideas such as ethical behavior is necessary, fallacy of public argument in mainstream
media, as well as the three appeals using the power of emotion to persuade us.
Fallacies in argumentation occur in many different situations. One such situation where this is
apparent is fallacy of public argument in the mainstream media. These fallacies can be unintentional
though described by this quote, "While fallacious arguments, if purposeful, pose real ethical
problems,...show more content...
She speaks on many different topic but her major premise is augmentation and what makes a
good or bad argument, as well as the nature of argumentation itself, She begins with discussing the
idea that "argument is war," where she goes on to say further "The war metaphor offers many
limiting assumptions: there are only two sides, someone must win decisively, and compromise
means losing." Jones describes how Americans see argumentation as a battle or war that can be
won or lost. Jones then goes on to talk about fallacies in the public and in media, she illustrates this
with her usage of a cartoon and a video link leading to a debate between john Stewart and a talk
show host. Jones later speaks upon classical rhetoric, rhetoricians such as Aristotle and Gorgias, and
the nature of a good citizen. She subsequently begins to introduce and elaborate upon deductive
reasoning, inductive reasoning and syllogisms, afterwards moving on to the three appeals. She then
goes on to describe Toulmin who "views argument as it appears in a conversation, in a letter, or some
other context because real arguments are much more complex than the syllogisms that make up the
bulk of Aristotle's logical program," meaning that he sees arguments in
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