Missing Time

Fallacy	Definition	Example from Text	Explanations
Begging the Question	A circular argument. The conclusion is part of a premise.	“Like the others had absolutely no conscious memory if a UFO sighting; all that he had to go on was the feeling that something may have happened to him one night in 1973 on a particular road” (12).	In this sense, the author talked about everyone mentioned in the book having some sort of extraterrestrial encounter, or what they believe to be. They all believe it to be real because they experienced the phenomenon. Being abducted by aliens and becoming hypnotize has to be real because there have been cases and stories where people have gone through it, although they hadn't necessarily remembered.
Accident	A sweeping generalization of a fact or a rule, presented as if it has no exception.	“I noticed the brush was burning in several places. I could see tracks on the ground. The object had left four perpendicular impressions on the ground… then the Air Force’s scientific consultant on UFO’s” (4).	The little "evidence" that was found was quickly assumed to be where UFO's and aliens are cited just because of an ongoing investigation. It was quickly assumed by the author and others that the little mysterious markings and tracks could automatically be aliens.
Bandwagon	A popular idea is correct.	“One thing is clear- a larger segment of the scientific community should certainly be joining the investigation of what may turn out to be a watershed event- the arrival of extraterrestrial visitors” (5).	By this time in the introduction of the book, the author talks about how no one can deny UFO's and aliens with such wide variety of stories and evidence that have been found. Since people are talking about the strange things, it has to be true if more than one person has been a witness.
Anecdotal Fallacy/ Misleading Vividness	A Hasty Generalization that relies on the availability heuristic.	The pages with the drawings and depictions of aliens. There are also pictures of people with scars and scrapes on their bodies (doesn’t have a page number but is in between pages 124 & 125).	When looking at the pictures on these pages, it shows markings and drawings of aliens. It also shows the location at which all of the UFO citing and things happened. It even shows the scars people have allegedly obtained from being abducted. KThe pictures are shown to be a reliable source for people to believe that others aren't going crazy when they claim they have been abducted. It's a way to draw the audience in with real "proof."

Parts of Argument	Rhetorical Device	Definition	Comments
Premises	Facts/Truths Supposed	Probable data	There was data given within the introduction. The data came from a scientific consult, which makes it more likely that people will listen. If you take data from scientist and have them test it out, you are more likely believe the data (not always but sometimes). The author made sure to include the scientific part of the data to show how these things are happening more than we think and we should hear these people out.
	Loci Quality	Th rare and unique is better	The author first talks about how he didn't know if he believed in such things but when he saw the evidence and heard the stories and got to document them, he found that the unknown isn't a bad place to research and learn about. The author makes it seems as though we need to be more aware of what we don't know and understand the unknown.
Premise Modifiers	Presence Space	Making it feel close	Sense the author talks about others encounters with UFO's and aliens it makes it seem as though th unknown is closer to us than we think. the stories are shown as if the extraterrestrial is indeed amond us and visit us and that we should listen to those who have come in contact with them.
Quasi-logical arguments	Analysis Philosophical	Reduction of definition to facts.	Literally we are given a bunch of so called facts in the book; especially with the pictures and markings of where the incidents took place. This is a way for us to try and believe what we aren't sure about with facts from others. Because if we see things and have the facts, there is a chance we are more likely to buy into something, even if it does sound bizarre.