Fallacies Project Overly Sentimental Appeals: “arguments that appeal to emotions specifically to distract the audience from hard facts which go against the writer’s claim. “ -http://www.odessa.edu/dept/english/mjordan/fallaciesofargument.htm, October 22, 2013. 12:33PM Hence if you were to watch a video, not meant to be sad, w/ sad music it would make you get the feels. It is common in politics. Very manipulative, and used to get X. Favorable actions/connections to X, therefore X is true. Little Johny needs to be protected, Big Johny protects little johny w/ a gun; and saves his life from a fox. All should carry guns to be safe. Overly Sentimental Appeals: Distract the reader by striking the readers emotions in a heart-warming manner or heart/gut-wrenching manner to attract reader to writers argument and distract them from the facts that prove the argument invalid. Ex: The school food services department made cartoons with happy corn embracing children, who cried if the children didn't embrace them back, appealing to children and their parents hiding the facts that it was harmful GMO corn grown next to a nuclear waste facility.