Links to rhetorical tools:

Here are links to the rhetorical tools used in this class:

Schemes & Tropes -- Perelman & Olbrechts-Tyteca -- Fallacies -- Burke -- Rhetorical Toolbox -- Conspiracy Rhetorics

Friday, February 28, 2020

Bigfoot P-OT

Type
Definition
Reason
Transivity
If A=B and B=C, then A=C
If Bigfoot walks on two legs and the giant shadowy figure walked on two legs, then the giant shadowy figure must be Bigfoot.
Comparison
Two things are examined as if their similarities and differences were measurable.
Bigfoot and Bears
Single
One event is an example.
He argues that this event is absolute proof that Bigfoot was there.
               
Quantitative
hey interlink numerically. Ex: A man is stronger because he lifts heavier weight
This dude is ex-military AND police, AND other things that he lifts off, so he’s more certifiably sound than anyone else.
Supposed
Probable data.
He allegedly knows how bears work and how Bigfoot works



1 comment:

  1. I think you found some good fallacies and arguments. You even gave me some ideas I could even use for my Bigfoot post! I think the idea of bandwagon is a really interesting one because the whole is really based off of the idea that it is a big community of people who all believe in Bigfoot. Something you could look at if you wanted was at the very end of the post in the reflection part they said "I found this witness to be truthful and credible." I feel like this could be another appeal to authority or another fallacy that you could work with if you wanted.

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