In my critical thinking courses I do note that broadcast ads often attempt to persuade their audiences through a narrative story with implied (sometimes clearly, often vaguely) messages. When the ad clearly implies a fallacy, it's fair to call it fallacious. Sometimes we just want to make sure we don't "read" any fallacious reasoning into an ad. For example, when I've shown this ad in class I've had students "read" into the ad general claims about it's performance.
So, I would claim that this ad neither explicitly nor clearly promotes a hasty generalization, and we should not imply a hasty generalization from its vaguely presented story.
michoux26 obviously works for either Nokia or their ad agency and just scammed several people into watching their ad by drumming up some made up issue of contention --- slick prick
@sabrina0327 Hello. I am a community college instructor attempting to promote critical thinking, which is why I asked if this commercial's narrative implies a hasty generalization.
A Hasty Generalization would imply that they are making a conclusion about all Nokia phones based on insufficient evidence from one unit, or one use, like in this ad. Since all the phones are manufactured the same, it's not a generalization. It either is, or isn't good enough for Shakira's voice. The fallacy in this ad is an Appeal to Authority of The One (Shakira), who is presumed to know when a phone sounds great enough for her voice.
@kobrakai213 It doesn't. This ad is an appeal to authority of The One. The One in this case is Shakira. They are trying to sell the phone based on the presumption that Shakira must know when a phone is good enough for her voice.
There is a really sneaky analogy too. It implies that the quality of audio from this phone is like being at a concert.
The ad is also distracting you with every bit of positive emotion you have about Shakira, then trying to attach a phone to that good feeling.
Comes off as an appeal to authority. Ones' view on the quality of a cell phone can be figured by citations of benefits and detriments.
Swampymcswamp 3 months ago
Not Guilty.
blkswimmer 5 months ago
In my critical thinking courses I do note that broadcast ads often attempt to persuade their audiences through a narrative story with implied (sometimes clearly, often vaguely) messages. When the ad clearly implies a fallacy, it's fair to call it fallacious. Sometimes we just want to make sure we don't "read" any fallacious reasoning into an ad. For example, when I've shown this ad in class I've had students "read" into the ad general claims about it's performance.
michoux26 7 months ago
So, I would claim that this ad neither explicitly nor clearly promotes a hasty generalization, and we should not imply a hasty generalization from its vaguely presented story.
michoux26 7 months ago
michoux26 obviously works for either Nokia or their ad agency and just scammed several people into watching their ad by drumming up some made up issue of contention --- slick prick
sabrina0327 9 months ago
@sabrina0327 Hello. I am a community college instructor attempting to promote critical thinking, which is why I asked if this commercial's narrative implies a hasty generalization.
michoux26 7 months ago
A Hasty Generalization would imply that they are making a conclusion about all Nokia phones based on insufficient evidence from one unit, or one use, like in this ad. Since all the phones are manufactured the same, it's not a generalization. It either is, or isn't good enough for Shakira's voice. The fallacy in this ad is an Appeal to Authority of The One (Shakira), who is presumed to know when a phone sounds great enough for her voice.
zenshinify 1 year ago
wow! i love her voice!
xXxlylyX 1 year ago
when I say "Shakira" with a real heavy Latin flayva, it comes out sounding like I've said "CHIQUITA".
mowriter 1 year ago
wait, I don't get it. how does this commercial show hasty generalization?
kobrakai213 1 year ago
@kobrakai213 It doesn't. This ad is an appeal to authority of The One. The One in this case is Shakira. They are trying to sell the phone based on the presumption that Shakira must know when a phone is good enough for her voice.
There is a really sneaky analogy too. It implies that the quality of audio from this phone is like being at a concert.
The ad is also distracting you with every bit of positive emotion you have about Shakira, then trying to attach a phone to that good feeling.
zenshinify 1 year ago
yes, it does.
colinyrepus 1 year ago
yes this commercial does imply hasty generalization..... the old nokia phones were good, but htey weren't that good.
mefilmmaking 2 years ago