several videos that give good examples of logical fallacies. All the DirecTV commercials in this compilation are good examples of the slippery slope fallacy. Each commercial shows how having cable TV can lead to a chain of events that result in bad outcomes. These commercials used the slippery slope fallacy on purpose to entertain the audience. A slippery slope fallacy claims that once you make one choice‚ a chain of events will inevitably follow. The truth is that making the first choice doesn’t lead
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CJ: 340 Slippery Slope 9/18/2014 Slippery Slope Many individuals come victim to a specific action or favor for another for personal gain or to be ahead of the game (cheat). Unfortunately Politicians and Law Enforcement are not exempt from the list. Slippery slope is defined as a process or series of events that is hard to stop or control once it has begun and that usually leads to worse or more difficult things or outcomes (Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ 2014). Police work in itself‚ especially
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Corruption and the Slippery Slope Abstract This paper will address the “slippery slope” and how it relates to accepting gratuities. Also it will discuss theories on corruption such as the society-at-large hypothesis‚ the structural or affiliation hypothesis‚ and the rotten apple hypothesis. In policing‚ the term slippery slope applies to the corruption of morals of the officers. It basically means that corruption can begin with something that seems harmless at first‚ but will escalate
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FIRE RESISTANT BALLOON: Materials - 1 matchbox - 1 candle - 1 yellow colored balloon - 1 blue colored balloon - Half a cup of water Procedure: 1. For this experiment‚ the independent variable is whether the balloon is filled with water or not. The dependent variable is what happens to the balloon when it is placed above the lit candle. This is determined by observing the balloon. The constants (control variables) are how much the balloon is inflated and the amount
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9FORCE IN A STATICALLY DETERMINATE CANTILEVER TRUSS 1.0 OBJECTIVE 1.1 To observe the effect of redundant member in a structure in a structure and understand the method of analysis type of this structure. 2.1 LEARNING OUTCOME 2.2 The application of the engineering knowledge in practical application 2.3 To enhance technical competency in structural engineering through laboratory application 3.0 THEORY 3.1 In a statically indeterminate truss‚ static equilibriumalone cannot be used to calculated
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things don’t go as planned or a series unfortunate events happened in that day because of one incident also known as a “Slippery Slope”. Well my one incident was all caused by one nail. From messing up my mom’s car to dealing with the police and ending up inside the emergency room all caused of one mistake. That day was one of the worst days ever all because of that slippery slope. It all started‚ on a normal sunny random Thursday morning waking up from a hangover from with a face of person who had of
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The Slope on The Hill It was the most casual winter day of the year. My body under a blanket‚ Hot chocolate in one hand and a T.V. Remote in the other. I was flipping from channel to channel trying to find a show that I could settle on. My eyes were glued to the bright screen‚ although I could see each and every snowflake falling out of the sky. It was hard not to admire. Here in Michigan‚ We have the most beautiful winters‚ and the nicest of summers. I love to diversity that comes with all the weather
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in a simply supported beam Name: Arif Firdaus Marzuki Student ID: 1504166 Due Date: 16 January 2015 Introduction Bending moment is a rotational force that occurs when force is applied at any place away from at any point perpendicularly. A bending moment will occur when a moment is applied to a system so that the system will bend. According to Hibbeler‚ beams develop different internal shear force and bending moment from one point to another along the axis of the beam due to applied loadings
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BEAM DESIGN FORMULAS WITH SHEAR AND MOMENT DIAGRAMS 2005 EDITION ANSI/AF&PA NDS-2005 Approval Date: JANUARY 6‚ 2005 ASD/LRFD N DS ® NATIONAL DESIGN SPECIFICATION® FOR WOOD CONSTRUCTION WITH COMMENTARY AND SUPPLEMENT: DESIGN VALUES FOR WOOD CONSTRUCTION American Forest & Paper Association x w Wood American Wood Council American Wood Council R R 2 2 V Shear V Mmax Moment American Forest & DESIGN AID No. 6 DESIGN Paper Association
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Chapter 3: The Slippery Slope by Edward J.Tully Article Questions 1. Based on your observations of news event during the past 10 years‚ did Tully’s prediction that‚ “there will be an upward trend of corruption and abuse of power cases” occur? Explain your answer by describing at least three specific cases of corruption and/or abuse of power that have occurred since 2003 in your community or state. Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman was convicted on
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