blog #2

A) "You know you smiled because your trusted this mask called your face respond! But the face you see in your mind is not the same as others see." (McCloud 206) I like this quote because it can relate to daily experiences.  People everyday go through this.  McCloud's meaing of this quote is that our face and the emotion we give off to people can just be a front guard and that's a disguise for them to see but really the true image and feelings or emotions is gathered in our head.  There are so many examples you can use for this quote.  A simple example is when you have a child who doesn't want to be rude.  On a birthday or holiday celebration, gifts received from family and friends, you are able to use this "mask" as a disguise to hide your true feelings in side.  You fake a smile, this is what McCloud means by trusting the mask.  People tend to believe that they have fooled others by using their mask for a facial response to all and hiding what they really feel.

B) Logical fallacy is an argument that provides poor reasoning to the conclusion.  For example someone saying "All boys are lazy."  This argument is logical fallacy because it has poor reasoning.  Not all boys are lazy.  Everyone has their own interests.  Some boys like sports and some boys don't like sports.  Some guys like to be active while others are lazy, but not all.  It's also logical fallacy because the statement is based on a poor piece of reasoning.

C) If ever there was an idea custom made for a Jay Leno monologue, this was it: The economy today. Isn't that like the biggest problem today? Whatever happened to stability? I happen to sympathize with everyone, though perhaps because we are in a large debt.