Words R Us

"Our results indicate that despite the differences in the structure and vocabulary of the languages analyzed, the impact of word ordering in the structure of language is a statistical linguistic universal."

This commercial was a commercial of a guy who was walking around. As he walked around he noticed that the people around him were digital people and creatures who looked foreign and strange. The guy finally walked into a diner where he ordered a coke. The monster next to him accidentally grabbed for his coke at the same time he did and the monster became a normal girl and no longer a "stranger". The enthymeme here is that everyone and anyone is no longer a stranger if they like coca cola. They imply that if two people like the same thing they are no longer strangers because they share something in common and can relate to each other. However this statement is not always true. Just because you share a liking for one thing with someone else doesn't automatically mean that the other person is no longer a stranger to you.

This is Boone: the enthymeme in this commercial is: you should choose Geico because Geico insurance can save you 15% or more. part A of this is that geico can save you money but the second part of this is missing. part B could be something like: choosing an insurance company that saves you money is good. so all together it would be: Geico can save you 15% or more and choosing an insurance company that will save you money is good so you should choose Geico. the fallacy here is kind of hard to spot but it could be false dichotomy: there are multiple other insurance companies that could save youl money and but it seems as if Geico is the only one.

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.

Definitions of typical logical fallacies

When should newspapers and other publications use the word 'torture'?

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I believe it's a "languishing" verb, to use the lowest form of humor.

"With Twitter and other microblogging platforms, teachers from elementary schools to universities are setting up what is known as a "backchannel" in their classes. The real-time digital streams allow students to comment, pose questions (answered either by one another or the teacher) and shed inhibitions about voicing opinions. Perhaps most importantly, if they are texting on-task, they are less likely to be texting about something else."

three 16-year old singers from Italy

The fallacy is it assumes that the breakfast the viewer is eating is not "serious" if thats even a way to describe a breakfast. The line "isn't it time to get a serious breakfast" commits the logical fallacy, where the question is loaded with assumptions.

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.

And who wants to wear lipstick for 24 hours? Are you sleeping during part of that time?