PROMPT: Watch or listen to at least 30 minutes of a news show or something similar--or better yet, of the presidential debate on Tuesday!--and find at least one example of the use of a rhetorical device (choose from the list on your handout.) Discuss how the device was used and what you believe it was trying to do (what was it trying to convince you of?)
The Texas sharpshooter: Both Obama and Romney were both cherry picking information when it came to talking about the oil drilling. Since Romney is always lying I assume that he was only trying to convince his audience that Obama wasted a lot of money dealing with the oil.
Straw Man: Romney used this rhetoric when he was trying to argue that Obama did not say that the the attack in Libya was a terrorist attack. Both Khandi and Obama caught him in his lie Which made Romney approach his speech from a different way.
Slippery Slope: Was used when Obama was addressing the question the Jeremy asked about how does he know that he will get a job after graduation i believe. Obama said that it starts with a good education field then more jobs will be more willing to hire those who are suitable and equipped for that specific job, therefore opening more job opportunities. Obama was trying to explain to Jeremy that jobs wont come easy with out education, but with education there should be some ease when it comes to successfully finding a job.
When it comes to this debate both president and governor were trying to convince the audience to believe that they would be more suitable to be a president which is what they were suppose to do. However, if you pay close attention Romney doesn't have any of his arguments put together. I feel like there's always has to be lies inside his argument which makes me not want to listen to him even speak on television.
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I like your blog post. However, there are some issues in your blog post. First, you are assuming Romney is lying (which he does 70% of the time) and you are assuming Obama always tells the truth (which he does 30-40% of the time). It is not possible to tell who is lying and who is not lying because both are chronic liars. The parts I do like about your blog post is that you highlight exactly what is said in the debate and label them as fallacies. Since there was a lot of Texas Sharpshooting in the debate, its is amazing that you find any other kind of fallacy in the debate. I also like how you express your stance on the presidential election without noticing that you are unconsciously.
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I do not believe my blog has any issues because a blog is suppose to be filled with your opinion. So what you're telling me is your opinion not fact. And every individual with a brain is entitled to to their OWN opinion. And to point out you stated that I "assumed" that Romney lies which you said he does 70%, that's more than half the time he speaks, so basically you're agreeing with the fact that Romney is a liar. But with all of this being said this blog is my opinion and I feel like even though you gave me "good" critiques it did feel like you were sort of attacking my opinion which I do not like.
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