Appeal to Fear/ Scare Tactics

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Appeal to Fear/ Scare Tactics

• By Christina Scott and Josh Owen

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Definition

• The use of fear that is intended to promote the
  belief that the conclusion is a valid
  countermeasure, but the emotional association has
  no bearing on valid logical inference.

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Examples

• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vQ8caqMnrvXg
  Palin
• This shows the fear of the situation portraying
  the possible threat. It encourages the public to
  vote otherwise and prevent this from happening.

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• Can you speak one minute without we land in Hell
  again? I am sick of Hell!
• Proctor

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Fallacy Tracking The Crucible

• Act1
• Speaker Proctor
• Tells how Paris preaching is only about the
  devil.
• Pg. 180
• When Proctor is explaining how Paris only
  preaches about the devil, it creates fear and
  suspicion towards Paris.

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• You will confess yourself or I will take you out
  and whip you to your death, Tituba!
• -Paris

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Fallacy Tracking The Crucible

• Act 1
• Speaker Paris
• Paris is threatening Tituba to confess.
• Pg. 188
• Tituba is convinced she must confess to
  witchcraft prevent herself from being beaten and
  killed.

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• My wife will never die for me! I will bring your
  guts into your mouth but that goodness will not
  die for me!
• -Proctor

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Fallacy Tracking The Crucible

• Act 2
• Speaker Proctor
• Proctor threatens Mary to tell about the doll in
  court.
• Pg. 205
• He is using threats to make her tell the truth so
  Elizabeth isnt convicted.

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• Shell kill me for sayin that! Abbyll charge
  lechery on you, Mr. Proctor!
• -Mary Warren

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Fallacy Tracking The Crucible

• Act 2
• Speaker Mary
• Mary is explaining that if she confesses in
  court, Abigail will kill her.
• Pg. 205
• Abigail has shown her power and Mary fears
  repercussion if she disobeys her.

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• she falls to the floor. Like a struck beast, he
  says, and screamed a scream that a bull would
  weep to hear. And he goes to save her, and, stuck
  two inches in the flesh of her belly, he drew a
  needle out.
• -Cheever

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Fallacy Tracking The Crucible

• Act 2
• Speaker Cheever
• Explaining that Abigail was stabbed with a needle
  in the stomach.
• Pg. 203
• In explaining the needle incident, fear is
  created in the court. Many of the people may fear
  that the same thing may happen to them.

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Bibliography

• "Fallacy Appeal to Fear." Holocaust Educational
  Resource. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.