Topic!

The topic for my persuasive essay involves the importance of manufacturing and purchasing American made and owned products. Brief supporting points include creating new jobs to decrease the unemployment rate, generating money back into the American government, and producing safe products. It is not difficult to purchase American made merchandise. There is a website I will include that offers a list of common American made store products that are easy to purchase without much price difference. I hope this topic is acceptable!

Logical Fallacies

1. Bandwagon Appeals

    Example:  It is okay if I smoke cigarettes. Everyone else does and they are fine. I've known people who have smoked for years and they are very healthy individuals.

     Fallacy Explanation:  Smoking is statistically unhealthy. The website for the Center for Disease and Control states that over 443,000 Americans (over 18 percent of all deaths) die because of smoking each year. Secondhand smoke kills about 50,000 of them.

2. Name Calling

    Example:  The 43rd president of the United States, George Walker Bush, is an ignorant redneck from Texas.

    Fallacy Explanation:  George W. Bush has a lot of education under his belt and is known for being the "education president" for promoting learning. According to Wikipedia, Bush attended Yale University from 1964-1968 and received a degree in History. Later, in 1975 he earned his Masters of Business Administration from Harvard. He is currently the only president who has earned an MBA.

3. Polarization

    Example:  Politicians are all dishonest liars.

    Fallacy Explanation:  It is unfair to group politicians together and define them all as having untruthful personalities. There are several politicians whose agendas are to fight hard for the citizens and offer feasible solutions to pressing issues. Let us not forget Honest Abe!