Associate Level Material Open-Book Philosophy Quiz After reading this week’s required readings‚ take this open-book philosophy quiz. Answer the following questions in paragraph form. This is a short-answer worksheet‚ not an essay composition. 1. What is philosophy? Include a brief description of the different branches of philosophy Philosophy is the pursuit of knowledge or wisdom generally topic specific. Philosophers aim to answer three main questions which have become the three
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" is rife with bias‚ full of fallacies‚ and uses numerous rhetorical devices‚ yet comes across as a very convincing argument for Kane as Governor nonetheless! In the speech’s first section‚ when the campaign manager is talking‚ we see an example of bias toward Boss Jim Gettys. The campaign manager shows bias in favor of Kane against Jim Gettys‚ also. It also shows bias when Kane is speaking about “Jim Gettys having something less of a chance”. Examples of fallacies: When he makes the statement
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A past religious settlement established by Reverend Jim Jones in late 1978 provides examples of persuasive tricks known as fallacies. The majority of the followers in the masses were individuals who were victims of discrimination seeking a better and more positive outlook on life‚ signifying Jones’ selection of people. Fallacies are formed within arguments causing it to weaken by indicating a flaw in reasoning. Jim Jones utilized unique and persuasive tactics‚ which brought him about a thousand followers
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Transforming Logical Data Models into Physical Data Models Susan Dash Ralph Reilly IT610-1404A-01 According to an article written by Tom Haughey the process for transforming a logical data model into a physical data model is: The business authorization to proceed is received. Business requirements are gathered and represented in a logical data model which will completely represent the business data requirements and will be non-redundant. The logical model is then transformed into a first cut physical
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Describe all assumptions you see in any documents. Kelly Thomas - Senior Engineer‚ Product Development1. Assumed AcuScan’s customers would not be happy with just anything developed and launched. 2. Assumed Pat did not have any technology experience previous job in the cereal industry. 3. Assumed Pat was talking to the programmers without Kelly’s knowledge or consent. 4. Assumed Pat wanted to continue arguing on email. Pat Lambert - Director of Marketing1. Assumed the customer would be happy
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generalization (Inadequate sampling) c. Oversimplifying d. Appeal to pity e. Either-or argument __________Question 2 (10 points) It would be wrong to prosecute Allied for age discrimination; Allied has always been a great corporate neighbor. a. Hasty generalization (Inadequate sampling) b. Circular reasoning (Begging the question) c. Appeal to pity d. Oversimplifying
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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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Mary Morgan Yeatts 11 September 2013 Logical Fallacies editorial These days‚ a person hears a lot about legalizing marijuana and why it could be beneficial for our country‚ but people forget why it was illegalized in the first place. Marijuana is a drug. Drugs are addictive and deadly. If we legalize marijuana now‚ we’ll end up with a generation of reefer addicts who die by their mid-30s if they manage to escape being the victims of violent crime. Also‚ the people who use marijuana now despite
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A logical fallacy is a faulty reasoning used to persuade. It is always done on purpose and targets people’s ignorance and stupidity. Either/or Fallacy An either/ or fallacy is a complex issue reduced to only two alternatives‚ neither of which is acceptable. Reverend Parris quoted‚”There is either obedience or church will burn like hell is burning.” This is either/or fallacy because Proctor had just criticized Parris for his focuses on deeds and mortgages. Ad hominem(to the man) An ad hominem
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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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