Question

ban the ban; sodas a problem but... (with three cheers for the nanny state)
which of the following quotations from \ban the ban!\ are the best examples of the logical fallacy of over - reliance on emotion? choose two options.

• if, despite all those efforts, someone chooses to have a sugary drink anyway, that is their choice and their right.
• what i do not respect is having my civil liberties stripped away.
• when he insisted on calorie counts being posted, i think many of us cringed but, again, it made sense.
• we cannot allow our government to make these kinds of decisions for us.
• i, personally, feel that it goes against everything this country stands for - we are a country built on freedom.
• i agree wholeheartedly that obesity is an issue that needs to be addressed.

Explanation:

These two quotations rely heavily on emotional appeals: the first invokes patriotic feelings about "freedom" tied to national identity, and the second frames the issue as an attack on personal "civil liberties," using emotionally charged language rather than logical, evidence-based arguments about the policy itself. The other options either reference personal choice with neutral logic, practical acceptance of a measure, or a factual acknowledgment of an issue, making them not examples of over-reliance on emotion.

Answer:

1. I personally feel that it goes against everything this country stands for--we are a country built on freedom.
2. What I do not respect is having my civil liberties stripped away.