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    To begin with‚ many advertisements use fallacies to promote their product. In a way‚ they make the mind of the consumer chose between their product over the competition. An example of an argument is in a 2012 Direct TV add the narrator says “When your cable company keeps you on hold‚ you get angry. When you get angry‚ you go blow off steam‚ when you go blow off steam‚ accidents happen. When you get an eye patch‚ people think you’re tough. When people think you’re tough‚ people want to see how tough

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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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    NJ. It discusses the rules and regulations that need to be followed for the benefit of the dogs’ and owners’ health. However‚ this is a post hoc fallacy‚ because the article title makes the reader believe that the dogs become happy if all the rules are followed. The dogs can be happy without all the rules being followed‚ showing that it’s a post hoc fallacy. 2. Appeal to Authority I was watching the Ohio State and Indiana football game on October 3‚ when I saw a commercial advertising Madden NFL 16

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    Fallacy In Mean Girls

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    Also using by using his mother this makes emotional fallacy. This is a great example as after this it leaves people thinking that to be a good parent or if I want my child to succeed then I must feed them Subway. This is far from the truth. Furthermore‚ with the popularity fallacy they say that all it has people believe that all athletes are doing it so why shouldn’t I eat Subway? In the movie Mean Girls they do use the poisoning the well fallacy‚ but this is not an advertisement. With the Pedigree

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    Logical Fallacies Exercise

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    Answers to fallacy exercise‚ Part 2. I. Identify the fallacies of sufficiency committed by the following arguments‚ giv­ing a brief explanation for your answer. If no fallacy is committed‚ write "no fallacy."1 1. The Daily News carried an article this morning about three local teenagers who were arrested on charges of drug possession. Teenagers these days are nothing but a bunch of junkies. Hasty Generalization – not enough examples. 2. If a car breaks down on the freeway‚ a passing mechanic is

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    John Smith Logical Fallacies “I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a Christian‚ but you don’t need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there’s something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can’t openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school. As president‚ I’ll end Obama’s war on religion. And I’ll fight against liberal attacks on our religious heritage.” -Rick Perry; Texas Governor Tenety‚ Elizabeth. "Rick Perry Ad: ‘I’ll End Obama’s War on Religion’

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    Competency Definitions Adaptability Demonstrates flexibility during periods of change or innovation. Easily transitions to revised goals‚ deadlines‚ or expectations as a result of organizational constraints or changes to objectives. Seeks out environments where routine and monotony are minimized. Assists in the management of organizational change. Building Partnerships Identifying opportunities and taking action to build strategic relationships between one’s area and other areas‚ teams‚ departments

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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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    Summary of Fallacies

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    Introduction The purpose of this paper is to find a decision-making model by using various resources. I will focus on identifying the steps in the decision-making model‚ how the model applied to a recent workplace decision and examines how critical thinking affected the decision. Critical Thinking Thinking is the central process of how we transfer our thoughts. Our thought process is transferred either on paper or spoken verbally‚ these methods assist with transferring one ’s thoughts clearly

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    The theory of the “Broken window fallacy” says that destruction and the costs incurred along with it do not reap any kind of benefits to the economy. If any kind of destruction occurs‚ there are many parties that are going to be affected‚ if it’s a natural disaster it would affect the business of the economy and the economy is hit badly. If everything was working on normal pace‚ the business could have flourished and would have new avenues‚ but on the event of the destruction all those extra opportunities

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