Saturday, May 15, 2010
Too Much Emotion
In chapter ten, the too much emotion chapter, I found that the appeal to spite was an interesting topic. I found that an appeal to spite is the hope of getting revenge and is rejected as bad by some people on moral grounds. I thought it was funny how it evokes the two wrongs make a right saying as well. A perfect example of an appeal to spite would be if a friend asked you to help out with something, and another friend reminds you that the other friend never really helps you out anymore with anything. People's ability to play off of emotions is very convenient for those who need to persuade others in a short amount of time. The appeal to spite is one of the most commonly known ways to advertise next to appeal to pity and appeal to fear. Most writers see this very clearly which is why they use it in the first place.
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I think that the chapter on emotion was very powerful. It is unfortunate that people try to use emotion as a fallacy in argument. While emotion can be a major part of a valid and strong argument, it should never be used as a fallacy. I like your choice of examining appeal to spite. I feel that that is something I hear used very often, and I liked your example involving the group of friends. I do think that its unfortunate that it is used so often. I think that by taking this class, we can make sure to look out for this kind of thing in advertisements and the media, as well as our own lives.
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