In our textbook appeal to emotion is defined as, “a premise that says, roughly, you should believe or do something because you feel a certain way.” Our book lists different types of emotions of appeal; appeal to pity, appeal to fear, appeal to spite, and appeal to vanity. Each different type of emotional appeal has a different definition. Appeal to pity means in simple terms to do something if you feel sorry for someone. Appeal to fear means to do something if you feel fearful and it’s not good if it “substitutes one legitimate concern for all others. Appeal to spite means to do something out of revenge, the book also states that it, “invokes the ‘principle’ that two wrongs make a right.” There is also an appeal opposite of spite, which is “call in your debts” appeal. The book says that it means, “you should believe or do something if you owe someone a favor.” The last appeal that I found in the book was appeal to vanity, which is defined as a feel good argument. The one appeal that caught my attention was the appeal to spite. It was interesting to read that in some cultures that appeal to spite is actually acceptable, but then again in a way it is kind of saving face which can be both good and bad depending on the situation.
I enjoyed reading you blog on appeal to emotions. I think it was well written. I like how you made it clear and easy to understand by mentioning that there are different types of appeal to emotions. I liked how you defined each appeal to emotion and create a easier way to comprehend it. I like how you provided you own definition but also combined some with the definition from the book. I agree with what you found interesting, I think it is quite interesting that some cultures revenge and "getting even" is acceptable. Overall, I think you did a great job on appeal to emotions.
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