Idol Fallacies

In class this week, we discussed common fallicies. Trying to relate the subject to something I experienced during the week, I thought about the show American Idol. It is then that these fallacies are a common occurance on the talent show. As they go from city to city, holding auditions there are those who can sing and those who cannot. Fallacies are commonly used by those who cant sing as an argument against the judges. In the event of the faulty cause, correlation or association is mistaken for causation. If someone has a bad audition, they often insist that it is because the judges make them nervous, that is the only reason that they could not sing, Although they are nervouse and cannot sing, their nervousness does not cause their lack of talent. Another common fallacy used is ad hominem. This is the challenge of an argument by slandering its sources rather than the content of the argument itself. Often after being told they can't sing, contestants turn on the judges claiming that they have no talent or that they are predjudice against a certain type of person. Also used is the fallacy of appeal to pity. In which one begs for a second audition, often claiming that they want to be the next American Idol really badly or even crying. It made me think, do people really use these fallacies in attempt to win arguments? Seeing this on television we think it's pathetic and futile but we actually use pity, faulty cause, and even ad hominem to get what it is that we want everyday.