false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186200009m/1639219.jpg 1639219 2 Appeals to emotion—pity, fear, popular sentiment, and ad hominem attacks—are commonly used in argumentation. Instead of dismissing these appeals as fallacious wherever they occur, as many do, Walton urges that each use be judged on its merits. He distinguished three main categories of evaluation. First, is it reasonable, even if not conclusive, as an argument? Second, is it weak and therefore open to critical questioning for argument? And third, is it fallacious? The third category is a strong charge that incurs a critical buren to back it up by citing evidence from the given text and context of dialogue. Walton used fifty-six case studies to demonstrate that the problem of emotional fallcies is much subtler than has been previously believed. Ranging over commercial advertisements, political debates, union-management negotiations, and ethical disputes, the case studies reveal that these four types of appeals, while based on presumptive reasoning that it tentative and subject to default, are not always or necessarily fallacious types of argumentation. 1633528 1 1 1992 The Place of Emotion in Argument total:1|3:1| 1 3 3 0 0 0 false false Thu Mar 12 01:44:55 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 01:44:55 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jan 23 17:50:58 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 17:50:58 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Aug 03 21:00:09 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 21:00:09 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1639219