Social media has become ubiquitous, meaning that there are more global debates about different issues today than at any other time in the world. pass. One journalist suggests: “Because politicians and their campaign managers realize that emotions often trump logic, they use many illogical and unconvincing fallacies to appeal to the masses” (Campbell). Indeed, the most common mistake in Internet conversations is the appeal of emotion. For example, what do you think is the most important problem in India today: rape or road deaths? According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the number of rapes per 100,000 people is 2 (UN). And according to a government study, the number of road deaths per 100,000 motor vehicles amounts to 212 victims (Road accidents). Although the data implies the answer, some will still answer the question with "rape", which is an example of our emotional sensitivity as a species. A rape case is a story. A road accident is a number. Rape stories attract more audiences than accidental road deaths. The media does not talk about road deaths; there are too many to keep track of. Additionally, a headline that says “rape” would attract much more attention than one that says “road accident ».