Summary Of The Fallacy Of Card Stacking By Susie Saucer
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1. Character attack and stereotyping fallacies are present in this statement.
The author is attacking her character by charging that her personal attributes deems her unable to ever be a good writer. Because she speaks English as a second language does not mean she will never be a good writer. She could be an excellent writer when writing in her first language. Also, there is nothing keeping her from becoming a great writer in the future.
In addition to character attack, I feel that this could be considered stereotyping. To state that someone who does not speak English as a first language is incapable of being a good writer implies that everyone who speaks English as a second language is incapable of being a good writer. This unfairly attaches…show more content… 4. This statement contains the fallacy of card stacking.
The author is using card stacking by providing only one reason as to why Susie Saucer should be nominated for president of the Student Government Association. To be considered for presidential candidacy requires more evidence as to why she is qualified to deserve a nomination. Additionally, the reason given omits other important details, such as her grades in her other classes. Susie might make good grades in her math class, but make bad grades in her government class. These details could change the reader’s opinion if they were stated.
5. Both either/or reasoning and slippery slope fallacies are present in the statement. Using either/or reasoning, the author states only two possible outcomes. The college will either experience decreased enrollment, or they will let the students retake classes for free. This is not true because the possibilities are not limited to the ones given. The college could allow students to retake classes for free and experience decreased enrollment. The author incorrectly reasons that one of his/her two mentioned outcomes must