Which fallacies appear in the argument? Check all
that apply.
The real issue is that the use of nuclear power and
nuclear weapons is forcing humankind, and indeed the
whole ecosystem, to participate in a particularly cruel and
totally uncontrolled experiment. Given the scientific
evidence that there is no safe dose of radiation, this is an
experiment that has already gone awry....
The real question is whether we, as a human race, can
afford in good conscience to risk annihilation with our
continued reliance on nuclear technology. Can we
continue to despoil our environment with long-lived
radioactive materials that are scattered to the wind and
embedded in our precious soil, randomly exposing large
populations, and foisting health impacts on unsuspecting
future generations who have no choice in this matter?
We may choose to do so. But if we do, I am quite sure
that our children and grandchildren will roundly
condemn us for our lack of foresight and our selfishness.
As they struggle to deal with a noiconon environment
appeal to emotion because the passage describes
the potential impact on children
bandwagon because the author states that
everyone agrees on this issue
ad hominem because the author questions the
honesty of scientists
false dilemma because it states that we must end
the use of nuclear energy or die
appeal to emotion because it describes possible
catastrophe