1) Discuss the idea of Appeal to Emotion. There are different aspects of Appeal to Emotion, which type of Appeal to Emotion strikes you, and why?
Appeal to Emotion is an argument that uses or requires as premise: You should believe or do something because you feel a certain way. According to the book, the definition of appeal to emotion is an argument with a prescriptive conclusion can be good or can be bad. Being alert to the use of emotion helps clarify the kinds of premises needed in such an argument, so we can more easily analyze it. There are different aspects of the appeal to emotion; appeal to pity, appeal to fear, appeal to spite, a feel-good argument, appeal to vanity, and wishful thinking.
The one that caught my attention the most was appeal to spite. This is the hope of revenge that is invariably rejected as bad by some people on moral grounds. This happens so often that we don't always notice it. When i was reading about this, i realized that i use this very often with people and i don't even realize that i am doing so. For example, If someone asks me to help them with homework, I will put everything aside and help as best i can with what they need help with, but when i ask them for help with homework they are too busy. The next time they ask me for help, i help them, and i always say to myself why am i helping this person when they can never do anything for me in return.
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