Chapter 13: Advanced Argument: Persuasive Techniques
Lab Activity 64: Propaganda Techniques That Use Inadequate Details
 
Objective:
To identify fallacies that use inadequate details.

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      6. Mr. Santiago works diligently in his yard each weekend to touch up the paint on the house, clean the gutters, rake the yard, plant flowers, and wash windows. Recently he said, "I have pride in my home, and I work hard to make sure it looks good so that it is a reflection of the order in my personal life."  

 
 
 
      7. A representative of a computer software firm offers a presentation on his company's product and explains that using the program for a college's student information system will facilitate record-keeping and provide opportunities for online registration. He also mentions that the program has been used successfully in many businesses across the country. However, he fails to tell the group that the company is currently in litigation with the community college system in another state because it did not dovetail easily to the academic arena and had previously only been an effective human resource program for some national businesses.  

 
 
 
      8. A local TV station calls a water theme park supervisor to apprise the management that they secretly took a water sample of their pool and discovered the chlorine levels there are dangerously low and they are planning to air an expose of the business. What they will not mention in their report, however, is that chlorine burns off in sunlight, and their sample was exposed for three hours outside before it was tested.  

 
 
 
      9. If he were still here, Ronald Reagan would have supported our efforts to expand stem-cell research.  

 
 
 
      10. It is my privilege to introduce our company president—the go-to guy, the man of decisive action and vision, the man who seeks solutions. Because of his leadership, our corporation has become a world class organization.  

 
 
 





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