If any of you like History Channel, this would be an interesting video to watch. This film explains why American citizens have different accents and how their take on the American language has affected the shapes of our states.
Note: This video does not contain great quality in terms of sound or picture but is still a cool video to watch if you have time :)
While looking through videos for my U.S. History project, I stumbled upon this video which I thought contained very powerful language. Word choice, definite statements and crisp imagery are used to show just how serious the attacks have affected America.
Nice BBC clip explaining and illustrating the McGurk effect. "The McGurk effect is a compelling demonstration of how we all use visual speech information. The effect shows that we can't help but integrate visual speech into what we 'hear'."
Kitty displays a slippery slope fallacy when she talks about them smoking, then assumes that Donna is dancing around topless then states that the basement is like Amsterdam. Red also makes a hasty generalization that the boys learned to smoke because they listen to the Beatles. His assumption is that all rock band members and their followers are hippies and pot heads.
She misses the point when she starts sentences but doesn't finish them. She just has a lot of statements but fails to actually argue her point. She also has a weak analogy between Russia and Alaska. Her ideas are based on their geographical proximity but not much else.
Her arguments would be more persuasive simply by being able to complete her sentences and stating her points more boldly and not in such a questioning tone. It also seems that she doesn't answer the questions, as her answers are always vague and extremely indirect.
Missing the point: unemployed will watch "quality" tv which will bring business to radio/advertising and therefore generate revenue
Ad hominem: "liberal agitators" he attacks his opposition rather than their ideas
Dwight tries to logically reason his relationship with Jim:
Jim is Dwight's enemy, but Jim is also his own worst enemy. Therefore the enemy of Dwight's enemy is his friend. So Jim is actually Dwight's friend. But Jim is also his own worst enemy, and the enemy of a friend is an enemy. So Jim is...what?
It is fallacy in humor because though the logic makes some sense, it goes in circles and puts Dwight in the same spot but more confused than helped.
It states that signing up with Geico "is so easy a caveman could do it." It's saying if you're as dumb as a caveman, then you can sign up. Obviously you can't compare yourself to a caveman, so Gieco is implying that it must be easier to sign up with them rather than other insurance companies.
This Maybelline commercial has the unstated premise that 24 hour lasting lipstick is good or makes you more beautiful. But long-lasting lipstick does not necessarily make you more beautiful. Sometimes long-lasting lipstick can stain your lips. Also being beautiful is not everything in life.
Premise 1: Geeks don't wear (Dockers) pants
Premise 2: You don't want to be a geek
Conclusion: You should wear Dockers Pants
The unstated premise is the second premise. This is the weaker premise because some people don't mind being geeks and enjoy not wearing pants.
One of the fallacies used is ad populum. The commercial appeals to the fact that men don't want to be geeks and they want to be manly and accepted. Therefore they should wear Dockers pants.
Logical Fallacy: Hasty Generalization
Babies can do easy things
+ Etrade is an easy thing
The hasty generalization is that Etrade is so easy a baby can do it. This is not true because babies can't go online and invest. However it makes the consumer think about how easy etrade is to use.
This commercial is promoting "Pepsi Max, with zero calories." It has the unstated premise that anything without calories must be good for you or that anything without calories is the healthy way to go. But the truth of the matter is that not everything without calories is "good." Diet sodas don't actually have any nutritional value and many contain a chemical in them called aspartame which proves to have some negative effects when not taken in moderation.
