English project Equivocation Equivocation ("to call by the same name") is classified as an informal logical fallacy. It is the misleading use of a term with more than one meaning or sense (by glossing over which meaning is intended at a particular time). It generally occurs with polysemic words (words with multiple meanings). It is often confused with amphibology (amphiboly) (ambiguous sentences.); however‚ equivocation is ambiguity arising from the misleading use of a word and amphiboly is
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Advantages and disadvantages of computer Advantages of computer:- When Charles Babbage invented the computer decades ago‚ he would probably not have realized the impact it would have on mankind’s future. The importance of computers in today’s world can hardly be over-emphasized. Computers have become so much an integral part of the modern age that we also call this period as the computer age. In the initial years‚ the computer was a huge and complex machine that was used for difficult work like
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entertainment from digital TV to video games. This means that there are fewer tasks to do‚ more time to do nothing and more opportunities to sit around and be entertained without moving very much. As we can see‚ there are both advantages and disadvantages to this. I will deal with the advantages firstly. I think‚ there are at least two positive effects of this. First of all‚ we don’t need to do repetitive and uninteresting job like washing-up and this gives us more time to do other things. What we do with this
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Advantages and disadvantages of sampling methods Type Description Advantages Disadvantages Stratified This requires one to be bias towards their data. For example‚ if you knew the proportion of pensioners in an area was 30% and you wanted to represent this in your sample you would ensure that pensioners’ answers only made up 30% of your sample. It can be used with random or systematic sampling‚ and with point‚ line or area techniques If the proportions of the sub-sets are known‚ it can generate
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet Ten years ago‚ the Internet was practically unheard of by most people. Today‚ the Internet is one of the most powerful tools throughout the world. The Internet is a collection of various services and resources. The Internet’s main components are E-mail and the World Wide Web. Actually‚ there’s a lot more to the Internet than E-mail‚ search engines‚ celebrity web sites‚ up-to-the-second sports scores‚ and chat rooms full of discussions. The Net also ranks
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Aging As an individual gets older there are physical and mental changes that will occur. It might start with grey hair‚ skin that appears dull looking‚ a line across the forehead that intensifies into a wrinkle or difficulty remembering even the smallest of things. With this shifting world around us; everyone has different thoughts and feelings about getting older. Some people are afraid to get older because of the numerous disadvantages while others anticipate it
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The advantages and disadvantages of globalization Introduction: With the development of Internet‚ transportation and closer relationship between countries‚ nowadays we heard of “globalization” more frequently in the daily life. Different countries and the people from different places have more connection and communication with each other than before. This is a human social phenomenon. In this big world stage‚ more relation not only means more opportunities‚ but also more competition. To research
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Before I begin‚ I believe it is important to explain what a filibuster is prior to explaining the advantages and disadvantages. In 1789 both the House and the Senate had identical rule books which included a rule known as the “previous question” motion. This motion allowed a simple majority to stop debate. Today the House of Representative still utilizes this rule however the Senate does not have this rule on their books any longer. Thus‚ the filibuster is only utilized in the Senate. When one
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It is true that the internet has made it possible for us to do a lot of things easily; it has a lot of advantages as well as disadvantages to name some of the advantages the internet provides us with unlimited communication and information everything we need to look that can be done just by one click away on the internet. You can even keep in touch with your friends‚ share thoughts with
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nothing from his teacher or his books. Such is the effect of the film‚ and in many countries‚ educational authorities are trying to make the best use of the cinema to spread knowledge and information. It is therefore clear that the cinema has many advantages as well
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