Sunday, May 18, 2014

Fallacies In The Book Detroit: An American Autopsy

In the book Detroit: An American Autopsy I notice that some fallacies are used.
There are three major Fallacies:  6, 14, 41

Fallacy number 6
Appeal To Pity (or sympathy)
Charlie LeDuff may be using  this when explaining his personal connections to the city of Detroit. When LeDuff informed me as a reader that his sister had died, it made me feel a emotional connection or sympathy for him. This caused me to become more understanding about his points of view.

Fallacy number 14
Devise Analogies (and metaphors) That Support Your View
LeDuff uses many metaphors and analogies in his book. He seem to use them specifically when he feels strongly about a topic. He does this in order to get his point across in a more convincing way. He also uses these when he wants to emphasize how ridiculous something is.

Fallacy number 41
Treat Abstract Words and Symbols As If They Were Real Things
LeDuff does incorporate many abstract symbols in his story. These symbols can be interpreted in many ways. these symbols are used to further prove his point but can do the opposite if someone views these symbols in a different way.

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