The "Checkers" Speech

In his imfamous "Checkers" speech, Richard Nixon used some very heavy-handed rhetoric. There appear to be a great number of logical fallacies. But nonetheless there also seems to be some substance to his argument. Is the argument cogent or uncogent? 

Richard Nixon, "Checkers" Speech 

Use the closed captions on YouTube, or refer to the transcript. 

Logical Fallacies

There are many apparent logical fallacies in Nixon's presentation. Complete the Logical Fallacies in Nixon's "Checkers" Speech exercise, where you will identify a few of these potential fallacies. 

A Charitable Reading

The principle of charity requires a critical thinker to interpret an argument as being as cogent as possible. To develop a proper charitable interpretation of Nixon's speech, complete the Charitable Interpretation of Nixon's "Checkers" Speech exercise. 

Genuine Evaluation of Cogency

In the above two exercises you have seen that Nixon's speech can be seen as a series of logical fallacies, or it can be seen as a cogent argument. Which is it really? Give your genuine evaluation of the cogency of the argument by completing the Evaluation of the Cogency of Nixon's "Checkers" Speech exercise.