1. Testimonial- has emeril in it saying that he lives in the gulf and that he is effected. Apparently he gets his fish from there, but I'm sure he does not heavily rely on the gulf only.
Fallacy- observational selection- he's only selecting to look at the good things that are happening slowly and failing to mention or realize the awful tragedy that the spill is and how it effected the animals.
2. Transfer- it transfers the good thoughts and symbol of the Olympics to be associated with BP and so sense the Olympics are good then so is BP.
Fallacy: red herring- it was trying to get your attention away from the actual oil spill and to how people jump over hurdles like them
3. Card stacking- saying that they have paid the most amount of money to America than any other energy company. Yet they fail to mention that they are the sole energy company responsible for the biggest environmental disaster in US history.
Fallacy: statistics of small numbers- just because a few numbers say that the tourists seasons are good doesn't mean that the gulf is actually better.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Thursday, February 7, 2013
This Land is Your Land
Guthrie thinks that this land is a beautiful place of freedom. Yet some things are not fair. Like places being cut off from access "the sign said no trespassing" or how his people are "hungry". But Guthrie decides that nobody can stop him in his freedom and his rights. I agree that some things may not be fair in that people are hungry and don't have the advantages that others have, or land that others have, but you must continue to look up and enjoy the beautiful land we live in.
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