Often times everyday commercials are loaded with fallacies and we don't even notice it. Take this simple Subway commercial with Michael Phelps. It contains three logical fallacies a lone in a mere thirty second commercial. Can you find them? Well, if not they are: false cause (between 7 and 9 seconds - assuming to be like Phelps you have to eat Subway), appeal to emotion (between 11 and 14 - assuming you are only a good mother if you buy your family Subway), and bandwagon (between 28 and 30 seconds - by saying "and athletes everywhere" it is using that as a point of validation and appealing to popularity). These are all over everyday commercials, how many can you find?
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