Logical Fallacies
- “Julian Assange is a terrorist. We know this by his actions. His supporters are those who hate and fear America. By their words and deeds, we know them to be terrorist sympathizers.” - Phil Elmore
- This is an example of ‘slippery slope’. Elmore is basically saying that everyone who uses WikiLeaks (which was created by Julian Assange to spread important information for free) supports terrorism.
- This is an example of ‘slippery slope’. Elmore is basically saying that everyone who uses WikiLeaks (which was created by Julian Assange to spread important information for free) supports terrorism.
- “Assange, however, told us everything we need to know about him by creating and distributing an encrypted "doomsday" file, the key to which will be released if Assange judges he has been sufficiently misused by those in power. What is this if not extortion—and what is extortion if not the tool, the fundamental source of power, of a terrorist?” - Phil Elmore
- This is a weak analogy. Elmore is saying that just because Assange has set up a form of insurance, it is dangerous and must be considered a threat. He goes on to claim that this insurance will be used for extortion.
- This is a weak analogy. Elmore is saying that just because Assange has set up a form of insurance, it is dangerous and must be considered a threat. He goes on to claim that this insurance will be used for extortion.
- “In the summer of 2009, I first wrote of this war in "Why we need cyber-warriors now." In that column, I spoke of a "proxy war" even now "taking place behind the veil of modern technology." I will repeat now what I said then: Every minute of the day, external foes are mounting assaults on American infrastructure, civilian American assets and American military targets. Those enemies do this through the virtual world. Their foot soldiers are an army of disparate computer hackers, ranging from state-sponsored operatives to ordinary people in almost every nation on the planet.” - Phil Elmore
- This is another weak analogy. Elmore is saying that because hacktivists take down websites and steal information, cyberspace is a huge warzone. He claims that engaging in hacktivism is like assaulting American infrastructure and assets.
- This is another weak analogy. Elmore is saying that because hacktivists take down websites and steal information, cyberspace is a huge warzone. He claims that engaging in hacktivism is like assaulting American infrastructure and assets.