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Fallacies and Errors in Sound Reasoning” Please respond to the following:
There are several types of fallacies used in advertising. Please provide two (2) different examples that illustrate the use of the equivocation, false authority, ad hominem, appeal to ignorance, or bandwagon fallacies. You may only use one type of fallacy per example.
Describe the fallacy used in each selected advertisement.
Why do you think the advertisers used that fallacy in the ad?
Was the fallacy used effectively? Explain your thinking.
If you were an advertiser, what would you have done differently to better use the fallacy?