Error 1: ad homimenDonald Trump posted a video on YouTube offering President Obama $5 million to produce his college documents and individual passport application (O'Connor , C., 2012). When contacted by Forbes magazine in response to this offer, Trump stated that the offer was extended because voters knew so little about the president's personal background. Furthermore, his motives were in President Obama's best interest based on the current state of suspicion surrounding his presidency and this would put all questions to rest (O'Connor, C., 2012). This is an example of the fallacy of ad hominem reasoning and how the persuader focuses on attacking the individual personally (Larson, C., 2013, p. 245). The statements called into question the president's background and character. The persuader's goal was to further discredit the president in the upcoming 2012 presidential election. The response of the president and the White House was predictable based on the opinions of the opposition and past responses to other similar statements and requests (Larson, C ., 2013, p. Donald Trump committed an ad hominem when he launched a character assassination of President Obama by introducing nonsensical perceptions of character flaws in an attempt to divert votes and draw attention to his next show (O'Connor, C., 2012). Fallacy 2: False CauseFalse cause logic exists when individuals mistakenly confuse the relationship between two or more elements with causation (Woodard et al., 2014, p. 94). This logic takes for granted the existence of a relationship between cause and effect without any evidence or solid evidence to support the reasoning (Woodard et al., 2014, p. 95). Forbes published an article estimating that…half of the document…actually shows why the law works (Kahn, J., 2014). Mistake 12: Substituting Ridicule or HumorThere are fallacies of reasoning that attempt to persuade by replacing argument and premise with humor and ridicule (Larson, C., 2013). This is used in health campaigns and health care policy reforms (Kurtzman, D.). Cartoonist Daniel Kurtzman used this concept in a recent cartoon depicting President Obama as a doctor (Kurtzman, D.). In the vignette, he is giving a baby boomer male patient wearing a hat a shot from a bottle labeled “healthcare reform” (Kurtzman, D.). The humorous caption reads “it will either cure you or kill me” (Kurtzman, D.). This vignette statement creates a “false dilemma” (Larson, C., 2013, p. 247). Others may use the non sequitur where the flow of the argument does not flow and the message is not logical (Larson, C., 2013, p.. 247).