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    definition of a great time. The ad Tampax Pearl from Seventeen magazines sells the product through the use of rhetorical fallacies logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos. There are six fallacies‚ and throughout the magazine they are represented by the text‚ the women in the white bikini‚ and the beach: false cause‚ hasty generalization‚ non sequitur‚ and appeal to ignorance‚ false authority‚ and bandwagon. In the background are the sounds of waves clashing against one another‚ the sun beginning to lower‚ and the scent

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    Propaganda: How Not To Be Bamboozled By Donna Woolfolk Cross Propaganda. If an opinion poll were taken tomorrow‚ we can be sure that nearly everyone would be against it because it sounds so bad. When we say‚ “Oh‚ that’s just propaganda‚” it means‚ to most people‚ “That’s a pack of lies.” But really‚ propaganda is simply a means of persuasion and so it can be put to work for good causes as well as bad—to persuade people to give to charity‚ for example‚ or to love their neighbors‚ or to stop polluting

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    Segment Two Note-Taking Sheet V10 Transformation- Students will need to select a novel from the introduction lesson for this module. Regular choices: Chinese Cinderella‚ Copper Sun‚ Ender’s Game‚ Fallen Angels‚ Hoops‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ The Great Tree of Avalon‚ or The Hot Zone. Honors Choices: Ender’s Game‚ Their Eyes Were Watching God‚ or The Hot Zone. I have chosen to read the book Booker t Washington for this module. I understand that I Daijuan Jackson need to complete

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    1. What’s the issue at hand (question at issue)? The issue at hand which is stated in the writing’s thesis is “I think legacies do deserve extra attention from the admissions office”. 2. Is it significant? Yes‚ this issue affects all current and future students and applicants to Cromwell‚ and could influence the entire scholarly community. 3. a. List the claims being made (you need to find 6 + claims) 1] Legacy applicants are more likely to do well when they get to Cromwell

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    much stronger argument than author Dan Levine. This assumption is supported by various rhetorical strategies. In contrast‚ Levine consistently commits fallacies. Author Dan Levine of “Wal-Mart’s Big City Blues” argues against Wal-Mart because it does not abide by the living wage ordinance of Hartford‚ CT. The use of rhetorical strategies and fallacies in both essays will be evaluated to better determine if one author’s argument is more legitimate than the other. Malanga’s essay is well composed of

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    Power Project Packet The Power Unit is a research-based project. This packet will take you through the four-step process of creating your research product. Please review the entire packet before you begin working! *This replaces the work assigned in the Power Module. Please complete all activities in this packet. The highlighted areas alert you to something you need to write or create. After you have completed the packet‚ submit Power 01 and Power 02 with a note in the comment boxes reflecting

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    SPH 2241 – Fundamentals of Speech (Stiefel) CHAPTER 7 ASSIGNMENT Student Name: Below are arguments based on faulty reasoning. Identify the fallacy used (use a fallacy only ONCE): 1. Loaded Words It’s ridiculous to worry about protecting America’s national parks against pollution when innocent people are being attacked by terrorists. 2. Red Herring The proposal is likely to be resisted by the business-as-usual bureaucrats on Capitol Hill. 3. Celebrity Endorsement Queen Latifah promotes Cover

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    uses drama to portray the real events of witchcraft. He attempts to show how easily very religios people can be fooled by one another. Logical fallacies are a rhetorical device in which he uses in order to have the effect of showing how believable the characters can be. A fallacy that is used throughout the Crucible would be Either or Choice. A fallacy where one is made to think they have just one choice. An example of Either or Choice would be in Act 1 where Reverend Parris tells Tituba “You will

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    Rhetorical Devices and Logical Fallacies Note: This document should only be used as a reference and should not replace assignment guidelines. Common Rhetorical Devices Paradox A statement that initially seems contradictory but actually reveals a truth when viewed in a new context. A paradox can effectively grab a reader’s attention‚ such as in a hook in an opening line. EXAMPLE: Less is more. Point of View The perspective from which a story is told‚ which can color the delivery of the author’s

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    Peter‚ Peter’s Quotations: Ideas for Our Time‚ p.425.) A fallacy is an (as cited in “List of fallacies” from Wikipedia‚ pg. 1) “incorrect argument in logic and rhetoric resulting in a lack of validity‚ or more generally‚ a lack of soundness.” Knowing what defines a fallacy and how to dispute one can provide clarity on valid arguments. There are formal and informal fallacies that commonly used in arguments that are not sound. There are fallacies can be very difficult to detect because the reader has

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