Assumption and Fallacies Earlie Ames Critical and Creative Thinking Aug 12‚ 2012 Travis Zimmerman Assumption and Fallacies What is assumption? According to definition‚ assumption "mean a supposition on the current situation or a presupposition on the future course of events‚ either or both assumed to be true in the absence of positive proof‚ necessary to enable the commander in the process of planning to complete an estimate of the situation and make a decision on the course of action”
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October 30‚ 2012 The Negative Effects That Advertising Has on Children I have been watching television ever since I can remember and honestly‚ I do not mind watching a commercial here or there. Who doesn’t love a great commercial? For example‚ some people only watch the super bowl for the commercials. Other people enjoy them to find out what new products are out there or what is in style. When it comes to advertising and our children‚ well‚ that is a whole different story. In Eric Schlosser’s
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same); others lean toward a more ’vernacular’‚ native-tinted‚ accent for their English speech. [edit] Vowels In general‚ Indian English has fewer peculiarities in its vowel sounds than the consonants‚ especially as spoken by native speakers of languages like Hindi‚ the vowel phoneme system having some similarities with that of English. Among the distinctive features of the vowel-sounds employed by some Indian English speakers: * Many Indian English speakers do not make a clear distinction between
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first passage‚ the writer claims that sex-education should remain a family matters‚ that if kids are expose to sex-education at young age could prove detrimental rather than helpful for the children. They reasons that the issues[sex-ed.] at hand “removes family involvement with the children‚ put kids in an uncomfortable position‚ stripped any sense of morality‚ promote promiscuity‚ and encourages experimentation.” In the passage‚ I have identified the logical fallacies that the author utilized in
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Someone who has had a positive effect in my life Someone who had a positive effect in my life is my brother Warren‚ because he taught me not to settle for mediocrity‚ to have self- confident and Someone who has had a positive effect in my life is my brother Warren‚ because he taught me to not settle for mediocrity. For example‚ when I was a sixteen-year-old freshman at Walbrook High School and the chances of my finishing high school were slim. I was a teenager with an attitude‚ living
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‘Romney Killed My Wife’ In political races in the United States logical fallacies are a staple in political ads. The 2012 election was no exception to this convention‚ especially being true in an advertisement with ex-steel plant worker Joe Soptic‚ speaking in Obama-affiliated Political Action Committee Priorities. The advertisement included many logical fallacies to argue against the Romney campaign. Those include post hoc reasoning‚ ad hominem‚ and slippery slope. The advertisement consisted
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A fallacy is an error in reasoning‚ which differs from factual error in that errors are simply wrong about the facts. A fallacy can occur in any kind of discussion‚ argument‚ or reading. For the purposes of this paper‚ the fallacies discussed will pertain to arguments. A fallacious argument is an argument in which the premises given for the conclusion do not provide the needed degree of support (Atheism Web). Fallacies of distraction attempt to distract from the falsity of an argument by the
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Fallacies in an Argument The essay “ Death” written by an anonymous author; presented in the text Read‚ Reason‚ Write published in the year 2008‚ is an example of a fallacious argument. In “Death” the author endorses the death penalty as a viable option for New York. This essay was written as a rebuttal to the editorial titled “New York on the Brink” that was posted in the Washington post it suggested that New York should not advocate the death penalty as law. The author argues that
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English Love Is a Fallacy Love is a fallacy. This definition became true the moment Mr. Darcy met Elizabeth Bennet. Apparently‚ the love that belongs to Darcy and Elizabeth contains too much fallacies and accidents. Rarely could anybody believe that this miraculous relationship would happen in our daily life; nevertheless‚ this story precisely indicates the essence of a solid love affair which is truly enlightening for us. Jane
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Fallacy Summary and Application "Critical thinking is disciplined thinking governed by clear intellectual standards. Among the most important of these intellectual standards is clarity‚ precision‚ accuracy‚ relevance‚ consistency‚ logical‚ correctness‚ completeness and fairness" (Bassham‚ 2002). In order to achieve a conclusion that incorporates all of the intellectual standards‚ the critical thinker must have the ability to identify and evaluate logical fallacies in arguments. This paper will
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