If you weren’t looking for it, do you think you would have noticed this flaw in logic? Do you think the general audience did?
Discussion: Logical fallacies and Nixon’s checkers speech In 1952, Richard Nixon was running as presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower’s vice-president running mate. During this campaign, Nixon was accused of using campaign funds for personal use. To address the issue, Nixon gave a televised, half-hour speech, known as the Checker’s Speech, defending himself against this accusation. Checker’s […]