Appeal to emotion is just a premise that says, roughly, you should believe or do something because you feel a certain way, stated in the Epstein text. Everyone has emotions and it plays a crucial part on all of our lives. There are several different types if appeal to emotional appeal to pity, appeal to fear and appeal to spite. The type of emotional appeal that strikes me the most is the appeal to fear. Appeal to fear is used a lot to strike in a fear in someone to do something. For example use a condom or you will end up being pregnant and lose your figure. This appeals to the fact that you don’t want to be pregnant or lose your figure and that scares you therefore you will always use a condom. This type of appeal is used most by politicians and advertisers to pursue you to vote for them or buy whatever it is they are selling.
I think you gave a good example for an appeal to fear. Everyone can relate to your example and it happens everyday. It is very manipulating and scary at the same time. Also, it is definitely true that politicians and advertisers use this type of appeal to get some people to do or buy things. People come across appeal to fear almost everyday, anywhere. It is on advertisements and TV commercials, and sometimes we do not even notice that they are there.. People will eventually get scared when they hear something bad will happen if they do not buy a product or perform a certain action.
ReplyDeleteI liked your post on appeal to emotion. Reading about this fallacy has really opened my eyes on how common this method is, and how often this fallacy is used to persuade people to believe their claim. Even advertisements and politicians use this fallacy as well. This is one the most effective methods in persuading. I can look back and remember the many times I have been persuaded due to fear being inflicted in me. Appeal to fear is commonly used to. This is generally a bad argument, because the only reason why you should believe the argument is fear. Overall, great post, you really explained appeal to emotions well.
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