My Fallacy Project for English 1C by Donin3 Hans0n

Fallacy: Appeal to Pity

donin3_hans0n — 2020-05-03 05:22:05 UTC

Names of the Appeal to Pity Fallacy

donin3_hans0n — 2020-05-03 05:31:33 UTC

Argumentum Ad Misericordiam
Sob Story
Galileo argument

Personal Example of the Fallacy: Appeal to Pity

donin3_hans0n — 2020-05-03 05:34:30 UTC

"If I don't get this job, my mother's going to disown me from the family and I'll never get to eat her gooseberry pie again." -Self

Why is the above tab considered a fallacy?

donin3_hans0n — 2020-05-03 05:38:09 UTC

Well because it states something that appeals to our better natures but is simply not true. Also, the statement in the picture that claims "Don't let criminals harm innocent victims" is false in that helping the organization pay for food and medical expenses for the animals is in no way helping stop the criminals from hurting animals. Like the picture below, this is just supposed to confuse you into thinking you're doing something good, but in reality, you falling for the lies.

A Real World Example of the Fallacy: Appeal to Pity

donin3_hans0n — 2020-05-03 05:39:00 UTC

The example I found was one created by the ASPCA for advertising towards donating for animals in need but it was discovered that most of the revenue was not given to said animal shelters in need, but was spent (questionably) on more fundraisers. More info in the Link below (cited page).

Logical Fallacies and What They Are/Do

donin3_hans0n — 2020-05-03 06:15:44 UTC

More often than not, logical fallacies are persuasive arguments that don't actually support the conclusion in any way and can be quite troublesome if they're detected and the desired effect can backfire. If undetected, they can help make an argument appear more agreeable.

What affect the Pity Fallacy has in an argument.

donin3_hans0n — 2020-05-03 06:34:40 UTC

The pity fallacy attempts to persuade by using sympathy; it's a fallacy in which someone tries to win support for an argument or idea by exploiting his or her opponent's feelings of pity or guilt. The ultimate effect is to misdirect the direction of an argument to confuse the readers/opposing argument.

Cited Page

donin3_hans0n — 2020-05-03 06:43:45 UTC

David Fitzpatrick and Drew Griffin, C., 2020. Little Of Charity's Money Going To Help Animals - CNN. [online] CNN. Available at: [Accessed 3 May 2020].