Talk:Island mentality

Literary example
I am no sure how accurate following statement is A famous literary example of "island mentality" is found in William Golding's 1954 novel The Lord of the Flies.

The Lord of the Flies seems be a novel that described young children stranded in an Island. Island mentality is not about literal state of being in an island. I haven't read this book and so cannot comment further but by reading the synopsis of The Lord of the Flies, tells me that this is not a good example —Preceding unsigned comment added by RitigalaJayasena (talk • contribs) 02:19, August 31, 2010
 * Having read the book, I disagree—it is a good example. So too might the book Animal Farm.   :-)      Thorncrag    06:22, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Can someone add an explanation of how The Lord of the Flies is an example of "island mentality"? I haven't read the book. --Apollo1758 (talk) 22:04, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

Appeals to Emotion
Does this page really belong in Category:Appeals to emotion? Island mentality was never a defined fallacy when I studied logical fallacies. Island mentality is a good example of an appeal to emotion, but is not itself a fallacy, which I believe is the intended use of that category. Thorncrag   06:27, 31 August 2010 (UTC)


 * I agree, I think Island mentality is not a fallacy per se, however it is an example of 'Appeals to emotion'. If the intended use of the category 'Appeals to emotion' is to categorize fallacies then, I should say that category name is a misnomer. Ritigala Jayasena (talk) 04:02, 1 September 2010 (UTC)