Flaws in Argument. Business & Marketing. Research Paper

Flaws in Argument
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Introduction
There is growing interest and debate on the effectiveness of gun control based on recent high profile mass shooting incidents. Thus, it is no surprise that the debate on the regulation and possession of firearms as enshrined in the Second Amendment is increasingly polarized Supporters and opponents of stricter gun control use different persuasive strategies to argue their case on different aspects of gun control laws. In a paper by DeGrazia (2014), the researcher argues the case for moderate gun control, which improves public safety and does not conflict with gun rights The availability of more guns in a population is linked to the more murders, accidental killings and suicides, and this has necessitated some forms of gun control laws to promote public safety (DeGrazia, 2014). While the researcher challenges arguments on moderate gun control and offers reasons for supporting changes to adopt moderate gun control, he also ignores conflicting evidence. The flows in the argument made are linked to false dilemma (dichotomy), appeals to emotions and makes a false analogy between driving and owning guns.
The False Dilemma/False Dichotomy
The argument that moderate gun control is required to keep people safer in homes is linked to data on the rates for those with guns, but the assumption is that people will only be safer with fewer weapons. This argument is flawed as it focuses on only having two choices two either have no guns and be safe or have guns and be less safe. Having guns does not automatically imply. The False Dilemma/False Dichotomy limits the argument and hides the other possibilities, so that other factors are not taken into account, yet it is possible to have guns and still be safe. DeGrazia (2014) uses aggregate data without looking deeply into how other factors influence safety in a homestead such as location. At the same time, those owing guns and do not follow safety guidelines are likely to make their homesteads less safe even if they have guns only for short periods of time. The researcher’s argument further highlights that without moderate gun control having guns in home will continue to be safety hazard in the US. However, DeGrazia (2014) ignores the role of local organizations and awareness on gun use in influencing how people handle guns, and there are many stakeholders involved in influencing gun use and control policies. Appeal to emotion
In the article invoking children appeals to emotions on the need for modeate gun control law, and appealing to emotions is a fallacy that seeks to manipulate emotions. The fallacy is one of strategies that have been used to convince people to support changes so as to protect children who are affected by gun violence and crime. The goal of invoking children is that it convinces peo...