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Logical Fallacies

This document analyzes the logical fallacies in a statement arguing against a gubernatorial candidate named Ferdinand Meglesmorp. The statement claims Meglesmorp is the worst candidate based on irrelevant facts like having a former serial killer roommate in college and meeting with an embezzler. It also dismisses support for Meglesmorp's economic plan by attacking the supporter. The document identifies these arguments as hasty generalizations and ad hominem attacks rather than substantive criticisms of Meglesmorp as a candidate.

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Logical Fallacies

This document analyzes the logical fallacies in a statement arguing against a gubernatorial candidate named Ferdinand Meglesmorp. The statement claims Meglesmorp is the worst candidate based on irrelevant facts like having a former serial killer roommate in college and meeting with an embezzler. It also dismisses support for Meglesmorp's economic plan by attacking the supporter. The document identifies these arguments as hasty generalizations and ad hominem attacks rather than substantive criticisms of Meglesmorp as a candidate.

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Mijal Kleinkopf

Ms. Breckenridge

Grammar and Composition

05-06-2018

Logical Fallacies
Ferdinand Meglesmorp is the worst candidate for governor in the history of this state,

and I can prove it. First of all, in college he was a roommate of Alex Candlesmith, who

became a serial murderer. Last year he met repeatedly with the Speaker of the House

of Representatives, a man who was later found to have embezzled money from the

general fund. Meglesmorp must have put that idea in his head when they met, and do

we want to have someone who inspires embezzlement as our governor? I know that

the President of the National Association of Economists says that Meglesmorp's plan

to save the economy is the best one he's heard in years, but we all know that the

President of the National Association of Economists is a fool. He called for a reduction

in interest rates five years ago, and that reduction caused a terrible depression.

Everyone I know is voting against Meglesmorp, and they are doing so for this reason:

he is the worst candidate for governor in the history of this state.

Right form the bat, there are many logical fallacies made in the statement about

Meglesmorp. It starts off with a hasty generalization, stating that he is the worst governor in

the history of this state, which would be considered an opinion made on very few facts and

possibly rumors. This then leads to a very faulty argument that has nothing to do with why

he is supposedly a horrible person, as they point out a fact about him that has no correlation

with politics. The Ad Hominem is that he used to have a roommate in college who later on

became a serial killer. Why does that matter? As far as we know, he didn’t join in the

murders.

Yet, another Ad Hominem is detected when a supporter of Meglesmorp is called a fool

after stating that his economic plan is the best one heard in years. There is no supporting
evidence as to why the arguer thinks so, hence is only trying to invalidate his statement by

arguing against the person himself rather than focusing on the actual argument at hand. As

for the closing statement, there is another hasty generalization made which is stating that

everyone is voting against him for the sole reason that he is a horrible governor. This is a

weak argument as, first of all, the person never gave any good points as to why he is a bad

governor. They only slandered the people who supported him as well as insignificant

details of his past. Second of all, not everyone will have the same reason as to why they are

voting against a candidate, hence making this statement false.

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