What is an example of the strawman fallacy?

The wife never said that she hated cats, only that she preferred dogs. The husband either assumed or pretended that her argument was against cats instead of for dogs. Now the wife must argue that she doesn’t hate cats — which completely changes the course of the discussion.

What is an example of black or white fallacy?

For example, “either it’s hot today or it’s cold today.” An arguer who confuses contraries with contradictories in the premiss of an argument commits the Black-or-White Fallacy.

What is example of fallacies?

Example: “People have been trying for centuries to prove that God exists. But no one has yet been able to prove it. Therefore, God does not exist.” Here’s an opposing argument that commits the same fallacy: “People have been trying for years to prove that God does not exist. But no one has yet been able to prove it.

What was the straw man fallacy in Senator Nixon’s Checkers speech?

In Senator Richard Nixon’s Checkers speech the straw man fallacy was committed. In the speech the senator tried to sneak in an argument to justify a point. There was no relationship between what he was justifying and the reality.

Why did Nixon hate the Checkers speech?

Nixon celebrated the anniversary of the speech each year. The future president disliked the fact that the address soon became popularly known as the “Checkers speech.” In his 1962 book, Six Crises (the Fund crisis being one of the six), he would object to the term, “as though the mention of my dog was the only thing that saved my political career.”

What is the Nixonian fallacy in simple terms?

This is a fallacy whereby an individual tries to explain difficult facts by making comparison by already known facts because of their similarity. In his speech senator Richard Nixon creates confusion about how his office operates and is financed.

What are some good books about Richard Nixon’s Checkers speech?

Just Plain Dick: Richard Nixon’s Checkers Speech and the “Rocking, Socking” Election of 1952. New York: Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 978-1-60819-812-2. Perlstein, Rick (2008). Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America. New York: Scribner. ISBN 978-0-7432-4302-5. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Richard Nixon’s Checkers speech.