support for‚ or reasons to believe‚ one of the others (the conclusion). Statement: a sentence that is either true/false. Some sentences do not fall onto this category: questions‚ proposals‚ suggestions‚ commands and exclamations Inference: the reasoning process expressed by an argument Deductive logic: Part of logic that concerns with tests of validity and invalidity Inductive logic: Part of logic that concerns with tests for strengths and weakness Conclusion indicators: therefore accordingly
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Axiology * Area of philosophy that specifically deals with the problem of value. * Refers to well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do‚ usually in terms of rights‚ obligations‚ benefits to society‚ fairness‚ or specific virtues. * It seeks to realize the question like: What is value? What are the important values which are to be desired in livings? Are these values rooted in reality? And how can these values be realized in our daily experiences
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Today many more students are graduating from high school and heading straight to college rather than graduating and heading straight to the working field‚ but why? One question that has resonated in my mind since high school is why exactly do we go to college? For my final project‚ I plan to gather research and analyze the real reasons why students go to college as well as why students decided to attend Northern Kentucky University rather than any other college. I picked this topic of analyzing how
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11.00a.m – 1.00p.m INSTRUCTIONS: Answer any THREE Questions. 1. “Education without criticality and creativity undermines individual transformation” Discuss. 2. What factors should one consider in order to avoid mistakes in reasoning? Exemplify your answer. 3. “An unexamined life is not worth living”. Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer. 4. Use any FOUR tools of analysis (elements of thought) to analyse John Stuart Mill’s essay: On individuality
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Blood Money Scenario Billy Brass ETH/316 March 29‚ 2012 Christopher Whetstine Blood Money Scenario Moral responsibility of all participants When it comes to human organs and individuals buying them from prisoners that have been executed to survive‚ one will have to ask themselves if they are making an ethical decision. Buying and selling human organs is illegal in the United States yet it is happening right now as we enter into the year 2015‚ where a lot of critical thinking has gone into
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develop creative new ideas. This differs from strategic planning which focuses on following preprogrammed rules. Strategic thinking focuses on the strategy. The question is how managers should organize their thinking to achieve a successful strategic reasoning process. The ability to think strategically‚ is crucial to remaining competitive in an increasingly turbulent and global environment. Campbell and Alexander(1997) came up with an approach to strategic thinking. They delineate three elements; (1)
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The left being associated with logic‚ facts‚ and reasoning‚ while the right is associated with imagination‚ feelings‚ and compassion. People may use this to argue that Marcel Proust was right in his statement about the two worlds‚ however‚ they still work together. Marcel Proust stated that feelings and
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2. Raj wants to audition for a local rock band. He plays guitar but is also a good drummer. The band plays gigs all over the city and therefore Raj would need a car to transport his drum kit around with him to gigs. Raj does not have enough money to buy a car and consequently it might be better if he auditioned on guitar. 3. Coffee contains caffeine‚ which is a stimulant. Taking any stimulant before going to bed stops you from sleeping soundly and so drinking coffee before going to bed will
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Without proper reasoning‚ decisions based on others propaganda are only as strong as their trust and logic-therefore you’re taking their word for it and taking the stance they are campaigning
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Logic is the science and art of correct thinking and right reasoning. It is a science for it involves systematic and it utilizes theories‚ principles and laws governing human thinking and reasoning. And it becomes and art since it pertain apt theories‚ principles and laws leading to how human understand things and how they react to it not only in school but as well in actual life setting. Therefore‚ everything about it--- its definition‚ importance‚ and history must be studied. The application
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