LORENZO BROWN EN1420 exercise 3.1 Identify the Logical Fallacies 1. Mabel is not qualified to lead the school board because she used to drink liquor in her 20s. A. Ad Hominem; This is under Ad Hominem because the arguer is supporting her claim by pulling information from the her personal life instead of using the knowledge they know about the subject being a leader. 2. A child can be either an athlete or a good student. a. Either-or; this is under the Either-or category because the argument comes
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Jennifer Gleason AIU PHIL201-1203A-08 Introduction to Philosophy Sunday‚ June 24‚ 2012 Logical fallacies My whole paper will be over the logical fallacies and the examples I had made for each one. Now this all have to do with some kind of philosophy terms and what they truly mean but in my own words and examples. 1. Mere Assertion- Mere Assertion is when someone doesn’t want to give up an argument even known they can’t prove their right with no evidence. * Example: My daughter
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English 122: Composition II Ancillary Materials Avoiding Fallacies in Argument A logical fallacy is a mistake in reasoning that invalidates the claims that someone else is making. Fallacious reasoning is false or faulty reasoning. It often mimics logical argumentation in subtle ways. Certain varieties of fallacious reasoning are so prevalent that they have been given names. Many of the informal logical fallacies have Latin names because many of them were identified during the medieval period.
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The American work ethic is an example of a(n) Answer | | belief. | | | opinion. | | | attitude. | | | value. | Which of the following are components of the analysis of any speaking situation? Answer | | The audience and occasion | | | The audience and speaker | | | The occasion and speaker | | | The topic and occasion | _________ is the general purpose of relaxing your audience by providing it with a pleasant listening experience. Answer | | Speaking to entertain |
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Firstly‚ the author has a hasty generalization logical fallacy‚ which can be found in the following: “white immigrants are always seen as ‘intrepid’ people with ‘vigorous’ blood which adds to the receiving nation; similarly ambitious immigrants with darker skin or other ‘alien’ characteristics are always
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accepting illegal gifts. He used his television appearance to deny the allegations and outline his personal financial circumstances. Nixon made the American citizens believe in his honesty by using plain folks‚ testimonial‚ weasel words‚ as well as logical fallacies‚ such as an ad hominem argument‚ false analogy‚ and begging the question to deliver his speech. According to the Institute for Propaganda Analysis‚ “Plain folks” is a device used by politicians such as Nixon to win our confidence by appearing
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Emily Long Mrs. Ward English 11AS August 26‚ 2014 11 AS Summer Reading Project Thank You For Arguing: What Aristotle‚ Lincoln‚ and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion is a title written by the not-so-famous‚ (but extremely well-versed) Jay Heinrichs. Although the title is indeed a mouthful‚ it serves its purpose in drawing the reader in. Also; the extremely long title is a little hint of what Heinrichs entails in his book‚ an endless supply of information on how to correctly and
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Part I: Four Universal Intellectual Standard Errors and Corrections In the essay “Sweatshirts from Sweatshops” pertaining Cromwell College sweatshirts‚ the information gathered was from Cromwell Clarion‚ the school paper. An “investigation” report was made by the WorldWeave Foundation (a nonprofit organization funded by American garment workers’ union). The first violation of the Universal Intellectual Standards is the accuracy. The statistics of how many minors and females for the company’s total
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basis of winning at argument. Logical fallacies undermine arguments. They are a source of enduring fascination‚ and have been studied for at least two-and-a-half millennia. Knowledge of them is useful‚ both to avoid those used inadvertently by others and even to use a few with intent to deceive. The fascination and the usefulness which they impart‚ however‚ should not be allowed to conceal the pleasure which identifying them can give. I take a very broad view of fallacies. Any trick of logic or language
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decision making Questions Rhetorical devices I‚ rhetorical devices II‚ rhetorical devices III‚ rhetorical devices IV‚ and proof surrogates and repetition Fallacies that involve appeals to emotion‚ some 100% Score: 15 / 15 non-emotion-based 10 11 12 13 14 15 fallacies‚ and two wrongs make a right The ad hominem fallacy‚ the genetic fallacy‚ straw man‚ false dilemma‚ slippery slope‚ misplacing 100% the burden of proof‚ and begging the question Concept: The stages of decision making Mastery
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