http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qXKZf30Vio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NaRGWsbkKs
These to clips show that Meg Whitman believes that Jerry Brown will be a bad governor because of his previous mishaps. When he was governor, secretary of state, and even mayor, according to her, he failed. Not only did he fail but he also admitted to not having a plan when he was governor the first time around. Jerry Brown had put out one or two ads against Meg Whitman, so now she has done the same thing. Like Epstein states that some people believe "two wrongs make a right", which they do not in her case. Instead of helping her, Whitman's ads have been taking a wrong turn for her campaign. They make her look less credible and mature. I think that her ads are bad ways of arguing against her opponent.
I like Jerry Brown. But that's besides the point, isn’t it! ;o)
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you're saying that because Jerry Brown put out an ad against Meg Whitman that now she is putting out ads against him; thus, constituting the “two wrongs make a right” principle. This was a very good example of this. It’s like, “If your gonna do that to me, then I’m gonna do it right back!” Of course, that is what you do in politics, so it’s sort of par for the course. But it is definitely the characterization of the appeal to emotion called “appeal to spite.”
It seems like in order to get what they want: be the Governor of California, they have to do some wrongs like jab at each other in their TV commercials. I only hope there are enough people out there that can see through all of that and find out for themselves what these two candidates stand for and make the right choice for our wonderful state.