Fallacy In Elections

Fallacies have become so much apart of the media that it is almost harder to find something in the public eye that is not fallacious. A prime example of a fallacy are adds or campaign slogans during a presidential election, or any campaign for that matter. All candidates use logical fallacies, such as the Ad Hominem argument, to bolster there view points and easily bash their opponent. There are common slogans, within this form of a fallacy, that are "attempting to refute an argument by attacking the opposition’s personal character or reputation, using a corrupted negative argument from ethos".  Candidates present fallacies that falsely depict both their arguments and plans and that of their opponents. This false sense of reality that helps sway voters can either bolster a candidate’s argument or falsely refute the opponents. In the most recent election, Obama was accused of presenting major fallacies in what he believed to be his healthcare package. In an attempt to refute Mitt Romney’s proposed package he stated that politicians would be choosing health care packages for the people. Other politicians criticized his awkward, manipulative phrasing and pointed out that under his proposed plan one of his appointees would be choosing you healthcare for you as well. This example is not intended to dive into the debate over healthcare or even over Romney and Obama, but to rather simply prove the fallacious ways of our public media. Some would argue that we are so fallacious as a public that it is hard to even see through them nowadays and the common appearance of fallacies in public doesn’t even make a difference anymore. I’d beg to differ.