The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy The fallacy “Texas Sharpshooter” gets its name from imagining a cowboy shooting at a barn. Over time‚ one side of the barn that the cowboy continuously shoots at‚ becomes shattered with holes. In some places‚ there are many holes‚ in other places‚ there are few to none. If the cowboy later paints a bulls eye over a spot where his bullet holes clustered together‚ it would look like he’s pretty good with the gun. “The Texas sharpshooter fallacy is an informal fallacy
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JANE “BITZI” JOHNSON MILLER IN THE STATE OF TEXAS May 4‚ 2013 Pols 2312 State and Local Government Introduction We are proud to introduce the next governor of the great State of Texas‚ Ms. Jane “Bitzi” Johnson Miller. She is a staunch Conservative Republican whose proud Texan traditions are deep rooted here in the Lone Star State. A native Texan who grew up in West Texas‚ she comes from a great line of proud Texans
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The Spindletop in Texas is a historic event that changed the oil industry forever. January 10‚ 1901 was the day of an enormous explosion of oil that reached a height of more than 150 feet and produced 100‚000 barrels a day. A gusher of this magnitude was unheard of since it was way more powerful than anything else in the world. This caused a booming oil industry that grew to record highs and many of the oil companies in America such as Gulf Oil‚ Texaco‚ and Exxon. The Spindletop is a place where
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The Texas Constitution Constitutions are a necessary tool in keeping a Nation running in a smooth manner. One is also necessary in keeping the components‚ which are states‚ running in an ordered way. The constitution of Texas has a long historical trail from 1827 to 1876 and there are many events that occurred during this time period. The current Texas constitution has many strengths and weaknesses and there have been revisions made to this document. This document limits the way government can
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Texas wanted a really limited government because of their bad experience with Governor Davis. Legislature meets one every two years in odd year for 140 days. (They barely get to do anything). It’s because they didn’t want the government to do much. (Sometimes the legislature would hurry in passing laws so they would have a lot of mistakes.)(like in 1971 the Texan legislature honored a serial killer named Albert Solaho who was a Boston strangler. SO Texas was laughed at throughout the US). Popularly
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Texas Culture When the three of us decided to use Texas as our micro-culture‚ I thought it was a great idea. I am not a Texan‚ since by definition to be a Texan‚ you must have been born in Texas‚ no exceptions (http://www.texas-best.com)‚ but do consider myself an honorary Texan. My first experience with Texas was around 1983 when I visited the state. I was traveling quite extensively at that time and most of Texas was included in those travels. I had previously been in several other states
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Face of Texas: Population Projections and Implications” and “The Explosive Growth of the Latino Population May Hurt the U.S. in the Long Run‚” I plan to point out several statistics in the growing population of Texas and provide possible solutions to them. The most visually stunning statistic to me was the implication that Texas’ future population would contain nearly sixty percent Hispanics. The outcome could be viewed in a couple of different areas‚ with the first being found in the Texas population
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TEXAS RANGERS BASEBALL 1961-Present A team called the Washington Senators was formed in 1961 and remained in effect from 1961-1971 until the franchise renamed itself The Texas Rangers in 1972. The team relocated from Washington D.C to Arlington‚ Texas. Turnpike Stadium was the first stadium where the Rangers played. After a few improvements were made‚ the stadium was reopened as Arlington Stadium. The team played their first game on April 15‚ 1972 and lost to the California Angels
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an inherent struggle to push environmental policy to the forefront of the political spectrum. This is where interest groups become so vital. With interest groups being capable of unifying behind one common identity‚ there becomes a chance for political upheaval and renewal. As McFarland discusses the theory of interest group known as critical pluralism‚ it is evident that interest groups overcoming the issue of collective action‚ business power‚ and social movements is indeed possible‚ but necessitates
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Abortion in Texas Abortion is one of the most controversial issues of today’s society. Defined as‚ “the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus prior to viability”‚ abortion has sparked violent confrontations between two separate parties of opinion. The constant fight between pro-life and pro-choice supporters continues. The reason being‚ despite what several people may believe‚ abortion is neither right nor wrong. Through this controversial debate‚ the
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