For this week’s blog post, I am supposed to find an image that presents at least one fallacy if not more. While searching through my news feed on Facebook, I found a picture that one of my friends had posted that I think is perfect for this week’s post. The image displayed here compares two images with a caption underneath. The caption reads, “If the picture on the left shocks you more than the one on the right, you need to revise your views on immorality.”
I was able to identify two different fallacies. The first fallacy that I discovered is extreme pathos. Extreme pathos is an argument that asserts that the audience should feel emotions without any evidence or reasonable logic to back up assertions. Both images involve this fallacy. The children in the image are obviously starved and suffering. The instant emotion you feel is sorrow for these children. The image on the left involves two men sharing a kiss. This also sparks a lot of emotion, whether it is supportive or unsupportive of the picture.
The second fallacy used in the picture is false analogy. False analogy is an argument that makes use of an analogy that doesn’t fit. This is an obvious fallacy used when looking at this picture. There are totally different things being compared. It seems as if love is being compared to death and mourning. Those are obviously two completely different topics.
I agree with this picture. If you are more shocked when looking at the image on the left, rather than the one on the right, you should revise your views on immorality.
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