The Death of Socrates XXXXPHI 103 Informal LogicInstructor: Paige Erickson January 20‚ 2014 Plato’s “The Apology” is a story depicting the trial of Socrates. Socrates is being charged for not recognizing the gods recognized by the state‚ inventing new deities‚ and corrupting the youth of Athens. Throughout this essay we will go over the charges that were pressed against Socrates‚ how he responds to the charges‚ and lastly my view on his innocence. Throughout the trial Socrates speaks to the
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In Plato’s The Apology‚ Socrates generates this speech at the trial where he is accused by Meletus of not believing in the gods that the city believes in‚ but believing in other spiritual things as he corrupts the youth with these ideas. He‚ then‚ attempts to defend and find the truth about these accusations. Socrates presents a sequence of questions for Meletus to answer‚ but aren’t; these questions showed the significant discrepancy in Meletus’ claim. As Socrates continues‚ it’s obvious how ridiculous
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Patrick Henry: Fallacy In his speech during the Virginia Convention‚ Patrick Henry used a dynamic tone to express his ideas. He utilized the rhetorical technique of fallacy to persuade his audience into thinking that America’s independence was necessary for the good of the nation and its people. Henry takes advantage of fallacies such as the either or fallacy‚ fallacy of complex questions‚ appeal of consequence‚ and appeal to emotion to implement his ideas into the audience. One common
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The logical fallacies that I have chosen to study in this paper are "Appeal to Emotion" Fallacy‚ "Common Belief" Fallacy‚ and the "Hypothesis Contrary to Fact" fallacy. In the following paragraphs I will be defining the fallacies and how they relate to critical thinking. I will also be providing a popular culture example for each fallacy to illustrate each fallacy. In conclusion I shall attempt to provide Pro ’s and Con ’s for each Fallacy. The first Fallacy I chose was the "Appeal to Emotion"
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Fallacy Summary and Application: Three Fallacies and Organizational Examples The concept of critical thinking can be a difficult task. The process involves analyzing an argument and determining whether it ’s fallacious or not. An argument is fallacious when there is an error in its reasoning. Bassham‚ Irwin‚ Nardone and Wallace (2002) suggest there are two types of fallacies: (1) fallacies of relevance and (2) fallacies of insufficient evidence. This case study will analyze three fallacies
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STUDENT HANDOUT LOGICAL FALLACIES Explanation of Logical Fallacies * What is logic? * Logic is reasoning that is conducted according to strict principles. * How is logic related to expository writing? * When you write an expository essay‚ you are using logic to provide the layers of proof for your statements. * You are proving your thesis when you construct your topic sentences. * e.g.‚ answering the “Why”‚ “How”‚ “What are they” questions about the
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Types of Fallacy 1) Fallacy of Accident/ Fallacy of Sweeping Generalization - occurs when one reason with the generalization as if it has no exceptions. Examples: 1) Cutting people with a knife is a crime Surgeons cut people with knives Therefore‚ surgeons are criminals. 2) Birds can fly Penguins are birds Therefore‚ penguins can fly 3) Speeding up above 50 kph is a crime. Therefore‚ ambulance drivers are criminals. 2) Fallacy of Converse Accident - occurs when
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Part 1: Intellectual Standards- “The vast majority of Transterra’s college apparel is manufactured in a factory in Honduras which employs primarily women and children who operate under horrific conditions.” The author is violating the intellectual standards of precision and breadth. The author does not provide enough details to emphasis that the company employs primarily women and children. It could be possible that everyone has a different meaning to horrific conditions. In other countries it
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Types of Fallacies: * “Argument” from pity: when feeling sorry for someone drives us to a position on an unrelated matter * We have a job that needs doing; Helen can barely support her starving children and needs work desperately. But does Helen have the skills we need? We may not care if she does; and if we don’t‚ nobody can fault us for hiring her out of compassion. But feeling sorry for Helen may lead us to misjudge her skills or overestimate her abilities‚ and that is a mistake in
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2014 Ignoring the Question This paper will be focused on four common logical fallacies that can be deceitful yet very affective whether they are used in debates or in ways to convince an individual or a crowd to trust in what is being said by persons in leadership positions. “A logical fallacy is a mistake in reasoning” (33 Current Arguments II). Ignoring the question is one of the most commonly used fallacies in the political and business world. “When someone says‚ “I’m glad you asked that
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