Article Fallacies
Article Fallacies Sleeping peacefully, snuggled up in a white down comforter, mom hysterically wakes me up with something about a plane crash. ... As a result, most claims from each side are based on their opinion of the truth; as a result many arguments that follow are littered with fallacies. ... His article published on April 14, 2004 is titled, “A Failure to Connect 2 Dots”, The other dot, or claim, was the ‘chatter’ around the white house. ... From here, Steinback goes on to write a one sided argument to a chosen audience who supports him, or even better, to the uneducated person who knows little about the topic or the fallacies of argument. More on Author____ The claim that Bush inadequately responded to the warnings before 9/11 cannot be determined true or false from the argument made in Steinback’s article. Careful analysis of his article will reveal that his argument is inneffective. Even without the knowledge of fallacies, many people would feel uneasy making their own opinion according to his claim. ... He then begins the article with an introduction that makes this fallacy more clear. ... These last and most interesting fallacies give reason to why his argument is inadequate. ... Sure, the reader could, and may, seek other sources to form their own opinion; but when asked only about this article, the question will be, “do you agree or disagree with Steinback”. ... Steinback uses this technique in his article, “A Failure to Connect 2 Dots”. ... The article defines the dots as, 1. ... Furthermore, the claim in Steinback’s article is that there was a failure to connect two dots. ... This supports almost evrey other fallacy in his article.