Amplification through simplification... (McCloud/Logical Fallacy)

McCloud writes, "the fact that your mind is capable of taking a circle, two dots and a line and turning them into a face is nothing short of incredible! But still more incredible is the fact that you cannot avoid seeing a face because your mind won't let you!" (McCloud, 202]. Basically, McCloud is saying that something as simple as a circle, two dots, and a line will give you the same meaning as a much more complex drawing of a very realistic face. When it comes to delivering messages to the audience, simplifying a picture doesn't mean it won't be as effective as its complicated, well-detailed counterpart. The more simplified the picture, the more general it is. If someone shows you a picture of Steve Jobs for example, would you be able to imagine yourself in his position? Probably not, because it's specific. On the other hand, if you're shown a picture of a circle, two dots, and a line, you can see yourself in it. A picture of Steve Jobs is a picture of Steve Jobs. You might have a few people around the world that look like him, but it's rare. A picture of a circle, two dots, and a line applies to all 6 billion of us. Our mind can interpret the simplest of things and transform them into something as real as life.

Because last winter was so cold, Global Warming is a hoax. This is considered a logical fallacy because its a false interpretation of what Global Warming really is. Global Warming is mostly a long term affect and will have a much greater impact on the environment 100 years from now compared to today.

If ever there was an idea custom-made for Jay Leno monologue, this was it: Possession of nuclear materials . Isn’t that like retarded? Whatever happened to the old bow and arrow? I happen to sympathize with some of these countries, though, perhaps because they know other countries are ready and armed with it.