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    This document analyzes the logical fallacies in a statement arguing against a gubernatorial candidate named Ferdinand Meglesmorp. The statement claims Meglesmorp is the worst candidate based on irrelevant facts like having a former serial killer roommate in college and meeting with an embezzler. It also dismisses support for Meglesmorp's economic plan by attacking the supporter. The document identifies these arguments as hasty generalizations and ad hominem attacks rather than substantive criticisms of Meglesmorp as a candidate.

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    This document analyzes the logical fallacies in a statement arguing against a gubernatorial candidate named Ferdinand Meglesmorp. The statement claims Meglesmorp is the worst candidate based on irrelevant facts like having a former serial killer roommate in college and meeting with an embezzler. It also dismisses support for Meglesmorp's economic plan by attacking the supporter. The document identifies these arguments as hasty generalizations and ad hominem attacks rather than substantive criticisms of Meglesmorp as a candidate.

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    This document analyzes the logical fallacies in a statement arguing against a gubernatorial candidate named Ferdinand Meglesmorp. The statement claims Meglesmorp is the worst candidate based on irrelevant facts like having a former serial killer roommate in college and meeting with an embezzler. It also dismisses support for Meglesmorp's economic plan by attacking the supporter. The document identifies these arguments as hasty generalizations and ad hominem attacks rather than substantive criticisms of Meglesmorp as a candidate.

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    Logical Fallacies

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    This document analyzes the logical fallacies in a statement arguing against a gubernatorial candidate named Ferdinand Meglesmorp. The statement claims Meglesmorp is the worst candidate based on irrelevant facts like having a former serial killer roommate in college and meeting with an embezzler. It also dismisses support for Meglesmorp's economic plan by attacking the supporter. The document identifies these arguments as hasty generalizations and ad hominem attacks rather than substantive criticisms of Meglesmorp as a candidate.

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    The passage contains an argument against Ferdinand Meglesmorp's candidacy for governor that utilizes several logical fallacies including hasty generalization, ad hominem, and no supporting evidence.

    The argument employs hasty generalization by stating Meglesmorp is the worst candidate without sufficient facts. It also uses ad hominem by bringing up irrelevant details about his past and attacking those who support him.

    The author calls the supporter of Meglesmorp a 'fool' and dismisses his statement without providing evidence against the actual economic argument made.

    Mijal Kleinkopf

    Ms. Breckenridge

    Grammar and Composition

    05-06-2018

    Logical Fallacies
    Ferdinand Meglesmorp is the worst candidate for governor in the history of this state,

    and I can prove it. First of all, in college he was a roommate of Alex Candlesmith, who

    became a serial murderer. Last year he met repeatedly with the Speaker of the House

    of Representatives, a man who was later found to have embezzled money from the

    general fund. Meglesmorp must have put that idea in his head when they met, and do

    we want to have someone who inspires embezzlement as our governor? I know that

    the President of the National Association of Economists says that Meglesmorp's plan

    to save the economy is the best one he's heard in years, but we all know that the

    President of the National Association of Economists is a fool. He called for a reduction

    in interest rates five years ago, and that reduction caused a terrible depression.

    Everyone I know is voting against Meglesmorp, and they are doing so for this reason:

    he is the worst candidate for governor in the history of this state.

    Right form the bat, there are many logical fallacies made in the statement about

    Meglesmorp. It starts off with a hasty generalization, stating that he is the worst governor in

    the history of this state, which would be considered an opinion made on very few facts and

    possibly rumors. This then leads to a very faulty argument that has nothing to do with why

    he is supposedly a horrible person, as they point out a fact about him that has no correlation

    with politics. The Ad Hominem is that he used to have a roommate in college who later on

    became a serial killer. Why does that matter? As far as we know, he didn’t join in the

    murders.

    Yet, another Ad Hominem is detected when a supporter of Meglesmorp is called a fool

    after stating that his economic plan is the best one heard in years. There is no supporting
    evidence as to why the arguer thinks so, hence is only trying to invalidate his statement by

    arguing against the person himself rather than focusing on the actual argument at hand. As

    for the closing statement, there is another hasty generalization made which is stating that

    everyone is voting against him for the sole reason that he is a horrible governor. This is a

    weak argument as, first of all, the person never gave any good points as to why he is a bad

    governor. They only slandered the people who supported him as well as insignificant

    details of his past. Second of all, not everyone will have the same reason as to why they are

    voting against a candidate, hence making this statement false.

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