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help! i am in 7th grade logic:

Define:
Subjectivism
Appeal to majority
Appeal to emotion
Appeal to force
Ad hominem

THANKS!!

2007-05-22 11:24:21 · 3 answers · asked by grace 2 in Education & Reference Homework Help

Also, out of those, what logical fallacie is this:

"The Golden Rule is a sound moral principle, for it is basic to every system of ethics in every culture."

2007-05-22 11:27:21 · update #1

3 answers

Subjectivism - is a fallacy that dwells more on the subjective part of the argument rather than the objective part so as to stir emotion.

Appeal to majority - argumentum ad populum - is a fallacy that invites the people's unthinking. the one that appeals to what the majority would most likely believe in. The fallacy you just gave. . . the golden rule . . . . is a fallacy that falls under this appeal.

Appeal to emotion - Argumentum ad misericordiam - is an appeal for sympathy or pity.

ex. Please give me a thousand dollars, my father's at the hospital, and we need money for his operation. please help us out of the goodness of your heart.

Appeal to force - Argumentum Ad Baculum - a fallacy that makes use of the element of fear through threat or brute force.

ex. If you don't give me your money, I will stab you until no ounce of blood is left in your body.

Ad Hominem - is an argument that makes use of destroying or soiling the reputation of another person. usually most likely in debates. also called "poisoning the well"

ex. Don't listen to him, he's ugly and stupid and have parents that are criminals.

Again. the fallacy you just gave is an example of an appeal to the majority.

Hope I answered your question.

2007-05-29 21:00:25 · answer #1 · answered by CyPlans 3 · 0 0

subejctivism is the ability to be subjective or personally involved. Reality is subjective because it is how we think. It's why essay questions are not norm-referenced but multiple choice questions are
appeal to majority-one is trying to appeal to what they think most people want to hear. This happens in politics daily.
appeal to emotion is when someone is trying to persuade someone else by playing with his heart. Sad pictures of hungry children appeal to emotion so that you will donate money to a charity.
Appeal to force is trying to win by threatening force
Ad hominem is appealing to emotions or special interests instead of one's intellect or mind

I think it is an appeal to majority but am not sure

2007-05-28 19:13:29 · answer #2 · answered by TAT 7 · 1 0

im in gr.7 too

2007-05-29 00:56:55 · answer #3 · answered by batlenesel 1 · 0 0

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