Read the following passage, which contains a number of falla…
Read the following passage, which contains a number of fallacies: 3pts=identifying 3 different fallacies 3pts=explaing your choice coherently 3pts=writing quality & organization AGAINST THE SMOKING BAN 1. The University of Mississippi recently passed a policy banning smoking on campus. 2. I am a smoker, and I have a lot of friends who are smokers, and we all agree that this policy should be abolished. 3. This policy aims to protect health and promote individual well-being, but the University has not established policies regarding many other behaviors related to health, such as exercising, for example! 4. Furthermore, the University does nothing to protect us from other forms of air pollution, such as automobile exhaust. 5. Smoking is a right, and Americans have rights, according to the Constitution, so the smoking ban is wrong. 6. Treating university smokers this way is like regarding them as prisoners who have no basic rights. 7. What’s next? 8. Will we ban potato chips and Cokes on campus as well? 9. Will we forcefully feed broccoli and carrots to freshman students? 10. People eighteen years old and up are adults and have the ability to make their own decisions regarding their health and habits. 11. The policy also states, “All members of the university community share in the responsibility for following and enforcing this policy.” 12. That type of language asks students and faculty to be informants against each other. 13. A college campus is a place for free expression of ideas and behaviors. 14. It’s simple: either we are a safe, freedom-loving campus, or we aren’t. 15. I choose freedom, and I believe all of America’s military veterans would agree with me. 16. Perhaps the University president has some secret motives for establishing this detrimental policy and is using smokers to blame all the University’s problems on them. Write a short paragraph answering the following questions: 1-Find at least one fallacy of emotional argument? Specify the sentence number when you identify the fallacy. You must be specific by identifying a specific fallacy in a given sentence, and explaining why you think so and what its danger in this argument is. 2- Find at least one fallacy of ethical argument? Specify the sentence number when you identify the fallacy. You must be specific by identifying a specific fallacy in a given sentence, and explaining why you think so and what its danger in this argument is. 3- Find at least one fallacy of logical argument? Specify the sentence number when you identify the fallacy. You must be specific by identifying a specific fallacy in a given sentence, and explaining why you think so and what its danger in this argument is. Make sure your writing is proofread for grammar, sentence structure, capitalization, and punctuation.
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