Kirtsaeng made an argument suggesting that a court decision against him has the potential to create a financial incentive for U.S. manufacturers to move their factories to foreign countries.

The possibility, he suggested, is that manufacturing could be destroyed in the United States and consumers would end up paying higher prices.

In the following sections, we will explore types of fallacies. These are identified in Box 11.7.

As you read, try and identify the following fallacies by considering the following questions:

1. Are there any audience-based fallacies in this argument?

2. Any language-based fallacies?

3. Any grounding fallacies?

4. Reasoning fallacies?

If you found any of these fallacies, how might you “fix” his argument to strengthen it legitimately?