I didn’t read many responses which stated that “stacking deck” was a form of logical fallacy that Harrop included in her essay‚ so reading about it was a unique view—I didn’t really see it in the essay until I read your response! It’s excessively common for advertisers or political candidates to argue using only data supporting their side of the argument. Though it may see as if doing so would make one’s argument more effective‚ it only weakens the argument. As you mentioned‚ including a counterargument
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Week 4 HIS 135 02/16/2013 1960’s Diary Entries Witness to the assassination of Malcolm X Malcolm X was a Muslim that became one of the greatest men that influential African Americans. One afternoon‚ on February 21‚ 1965 Malcolm X loss his life by the Nation of Islam. The questions surrounding the death of this puzzling and fearless man still trouble us. The Files
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five foundations. Haidt & Graham -- 2 Suppose your next-door neighbor puts up a large sign in her front yard that says “Cable television will destroy society.” You ask her to explain the sign‚ and she replies‚ “Cables are an affront to the god Thoth. They radiate theta waves‚ which make people sterile.” You ask her to explain how a low voltage‚ electrically-shielded coaxial cable can make anyone sterile‚ but she changes the subject. The DSM-IV defines a delusion as “a false belief based on
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by their first impression. This the time people don’t trust each other and love each other. In my position i completely disagree by the ideal thinking of that first impressions are almost impossible to change. I believe that first impression is possible to change . There are some examples we could proof it such as‚ the more you get to know somebody ‚ the best you can evaluate his/ her personality‚ other is we have to have certain amount of time to get to know and when we first met the person might
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Capitalism. The word means‚ an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit‚ rather than by the state. In other words‚ capitalism is pro-business and anti-government. In the book‚ Everything’s an Argument‚ on page 26‚ there’s a bumper sticker on the bottom of the page with the word Capitalism in bold‚ italicized white letters. It has a similar look to that of the word Coca-Cola on the bottles. I take this as an inference to the
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condemned by Hobbes as a spurious argument for it does not seem logical to say a thinking thing equates its faculty of thinking. Nor is it logical to say ‘I understand‚ therefore I am an understanding’ (Ibid‚ 2000). Surely rather from Hobbes’ point of view‚ it is efficacious to contend ‘I am thinking’ is reciprocal to the association of human; thus the latter part of the propositional
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cinema.Do you agree? Some people think watching movie in a cinema is better. Other think watching movies at home is better. Which do you prefer?Nowadays‚ many people prefer watching movie in a cinema. They believe that the cinema has a better atmosphere to enjoy the movie. However‚ from my perspective‚ people who watch movie at home are indeed happier and freer than people who choose the cinema.In addition‚ people who watch movie at home are more comfortable. Contrary to the fact that you have to
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The generation gap is one which cannot be bridged. Discuss. Every generation lives according to the norms and beliefs in their own time. The time brings changes‚ new technologies‚ new lifestyles and new ways of thinking and behaving. Inevitably and even unconsciously‚ people follow these changes and they are affected too. In every process‚ the transition is the hardest obstacle to overcome and the question whether gap between generations can be bridged is a reason for a heated debate between
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That could mean a sponsor (an executive‚ customer‚ supplier‚ agency‚ etc. that is sponsoring / funding the project)‚ upper management‚ a project manager‚ and others. Whoever has a "stake" in the project? In order to perform good project management‚ you need to both manage and meet stakeholder expectations. The result of the project should match their expectations for what will be delivered at the end of the project. Why would an organization look at project management software to help them with
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In this passage Bogard uses hard facts and examples to support his argument. He believes that darkness is something that should be treasured before it "runs out". "Today‚ though‚ when we feel the closeness of nightfall‚ we reach quickly for a light switch." Here Bogard begins building an argument by listing one thing people do to avoid darkness he further on follows it by naming a couple of disorders caused by artificial light. Darkness provides our bodies with support by producing the hormone melatonin
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