Discussion: Logical Fallacies and Nixon’s Checkers Speech

In 1952, Richard Nixon was running as presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower’s vice-president running mate. During this campaign, Nixon was accused of using campaign funds for personal use. To address the issue, Nixon gave a televised, half-hour speech, known as the Checker’s Speech, defending himself against this accusation. I have provided a link to a website that includes background information, video, audio, and written text of the speech. Please review and then respond in a post to the following question. Checker’s Speech Website Answer the following questions in a post (approx. 200 words). 1. Please describe one of the logical fallacies that you noticed in the Checker’s Speech. 2. What type of logical fallacy is it? Post hoc, false dilemma, etc. 3. If you weren’t looking for it, do you think you would have noticed this flaw in logic? Do you think the general audience did?