Excerpt from No Cons, All Pros for Reality Shows
Dontavious Tindell
My mom claims that reality shows have made young people more rude and aggressive, but without reality shows, young
people would be even more aggressive and rude because they wouldn't have a legitimate outlet for their anti-social impulses.
My mom refuses to recognize that reality shows dominate the airwaves because they are so popular. If they're so corrosive
and decadent, how could millions of people tune in every week to watch these shows? Can millions of people be wrong?
What I truly can't understand is why my mom isn't excited about the money I could bring home from 'The Coolest Kid in
School-almost $100,000 that could go straiglt to my college fund! If for no other reason, my mom should be excited about
me getting on a reality show because I'm now going to be on a reality show.
The line "My mom claims that reality shows have made young people more rude and aggressive, but without reality shows, young
people would be even more aggressive and rude because they wouldn't have a legitimate outlet for their anti-social impulses," is
an example of which logical fallacy?
A)
ad hominem
B)
red herring
C)
false causation
D)
straw man