So I only watched an hour of it but I was able to get quite a few fallacies out of it and many were repeated over and over through the time i watched the debate. Below the jump break is the list of fallacies and an example from the debate.
Fallacies
Found in Debate...
Argumentum ad
misericordian ( argument
to appeal to pity):
- Romney discussed how Libya is
overcoming a tragedy and how it's great for them but wants people to
recognize they're a threat.
Argumentum ad
ignorantiam ( argument to
ignorance):
- Romney tries
correcting himself with having more soldiers in Iraq by saying Obama
mishear him.
Argumentum ad hominem (argument directed at the person):
- Obama argued how
the Cold War had been over for ~20 yrs. and how Romney thinks there
should be more troops in Iraq. He says that every time Romney offers an
opinion it's usually wrong and that he's always sending mixed messages to
troops and their allies. He thinks the state needs a stronger leadership.
Circulus in
demonstrando (
circular argument):
- When he's asked
a question he always goes back and remembers other events instead of
directly answering the question he was asked.
- Always keeps
circling the main idea.
Nature, appeal to:
- Obama discusses
how women in Egypt need better educations and how Egypt must follow their
treaty with Iran. He mentions how they must rebuild their economy.
Non Sequitur ("It
does not follow"):
- Romney jumps
around in ideas like America must be stronger, to our economy, to jobs, to
our military, and finally our allies.
Slippery Slope:
- Obama argued
about Romney's plan to try and make the economy stronger wouldn't work.
Argumentum ad nauseam ( argument to the point of disgust; i.e.,
by repetition):
- Romney repeats
over and over on how the U.S needs more troops in the Middle East.
Naturalistic Fallacy:
- Romney assumes
he knows how to create more jobs and make America better than
the last four years.
- Romney states
that he knows how to fix problems. He proposes he can get the U.S out of
debt.
