Appeal to Pity: Argumentum Ad Misericordiam (Suny Series in Logic (Suny Series in Logic and Language) - Douglas N. Walton - Books - State University of New York Press - 9780791434628 - May 8, 1997
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Douglas N. Walton
Appeal to Pity: Argumentum Ad Misericordiam (Suny Series in Logic (Suny Series in Logic and Language) First edition

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Appeal to pity has frequently been exploited with amazing success as a deceptive tactic of argumentation, so much so that it has traditionally been treated as a fallacy. Using a case study method, the author examines examples of appeals to pity and compassion in real arguments in order to classify, analyze, and evaluate the types of arguments used in these appeals. Among the cases studied are the controversial use of "poster kids" in the Jerry Lewis Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy and the "baby incubators story" deployed by a public relations firm to influence the decision to send U. S. forces into Kuwait during the Gulf War. In addition to the analyses of these and other case studies, this book provides, for the first time, precise guidelines and useful criteria with which to identify, analyze, and evaluate instances of the ad misericordiam argument.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released May 8, 1997
ISBN13 9780791434628
Publishers State University of New York Press
Pages 254
Dimensions 150 × 230 × 10 mm   ·   335 g
Language English  

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