“Andrea Keene’s selective morality is once again
showing through in her July 15 letter. This time she expresses her abhorrence
of abortion. But how we see only what we choose to see! I wonder
if any of the anti-abortionists have considered the widespread use of
fertility drugs as the moral equivalent of abortion, and, if they have,
why they haven’t come out against them, too. The use of these drugs
frequently results in multiple births, which leads to the death of one
of the infants, often after an agonizing struggle for survival. According
to the rules of the pro-lifers, isn’t this murder?”
— North-State Record
is this a strawman fallacy?
Yes.
This site should clarify what a strawman fallacy is.
http://www.fallacyfiles.org/strawman.html
straw man fallacy is not correct for question 2, Ad Hominem is that has been used, apply critical thinking to figure out why gd luck!
straw man fallacy is not correct for question 2, Ad Hominem is the fallacy that has been used, apply critical thinking to figure out why gd luck!
Yes, this statement contains elements of a strawman fallacy. A strawman fallacy occurs when someone misrepresents or exaggerates an opposing argument in order to make it easier to attack or discredit.
In this case, the author accuses Andrea Keene of selective morality for expressing her opposition to abortion while not speaking out against the widespread use of fertility drugs. The author implies that if Keene is against abortion, she should also be against fertility drugs because they can result in the death of one of the infants.
However, the author's argument fails to acknowledge that Andrea Keene's opposition to abortion may be based on different moral or ethical principles than the issue of fertility drugs. By making the argument about fertility drugs, the author appears to be exaggerating and misrepresenting Keene's position, creating a strawman of her beliefs.
To identify a strawman fallacy, it is necessary to examine whether an argument is being distorted or exaggerated in order to attack it more easily. In this case, the author is trying to discredit the opposition to abortion by raising the issue of fertility drugs and suggesting that anti-abortionists should also be against them.