A great example of a recent logical fallacy in media would be Kanye West's attack on President Bush. Kanye has been known for his many stunts in media, such as the one where he said Beyonce had the best song of all time to Taylor Swift. In this incident, he makes the claim that President Bush doesn't care about black people just because black people were suffering during the time of hurricane katrina.
This is a great catch of a hasty generalization locigcal fallacy and the way that you had a modern day media example to suppoort your arguement made it all the more enjoyable to read. It is very interesting how logical fallacies are used so often, most often in public debates or announcements, and the fact that many people do not even realize that they are being used. The media can bring out the fallacious side in some I suppose.
Posted by: Erin McIntosh | 10/07/2011 at 01:54 PM
Yea I agree with Erin. Kanye was definitely using hasty generalization, and i also am suprised how often logical fallacies are used. I never really thought about it before, i just thought that they were being dumb or really clever. logical fallacies are a great assest to the media.
Posted by: Megan W | 10/10/2011 at 07:45 PM