This article was very enlightening, it explained the economics behind the drug world. There were lots of statistics about salaries, and other forms of information. Despite the fact that the abundance of numerical evidence helped fulfill the author's purpose, it became a bit overwhelming. In addition, one of its purposes seemed to be to canonize people's perception of drug dealing and gangs. It provided the back story of a specific gang, giving a few of its members personality and purpose. The reminded me of a documentary, "The House I Live In", which addresses how the war on drugs has affected America. Both discuss the ways it has succeeded and failed while bringing up interesting facts and theories. In conclusion, "Why do Drug Dealers Still Live With Their Mothers?" was an enlightening and enjoyable piece.
Logical fallacies are used daily to make and support invalid arguments. For example, fallacies that appeal to nature imply that just because something is natural or found in nature it is good. The fallacy I focused on was loaded question. Loaded questions are formed to make the target inevitably seem guilty and have no right answer. In comparison to fallacies that appeal to nature, loaded questions seem shady.Other example of shady fallacies include tu quoque and building a strawman. These types of fallacies seem especially relevant due to the thanksgiving memes that pop back up this time of year. The similarities are uncanny.
