Fallacy #1

A very common fallacy I have seen recently is the 'Appeal to Fear' fallacy. Recently while I was watching the election I noticed that interestingly enough out of the blue Barak Obama was being linked to terrorist and called a terrorist himself. I was dumbfounded. This ad was what first attracted my attention.

In this ad Obama's former friendship with William Ayers is questioned. Ayers is viewed a terrorist to many in the United States. Since Barak Obama has been linked to him and has associated with him in the past the ad assumes that Barak Obama must also be too 'risky' for the United States. Sadly this is an 'Appeal to Fear' fallacy. Because Ayers is a terrorist then Obama but also be one by association.