Open the link to the list of political speeches by G.W. Bush and J. Kerry‚ read some of the speeches and identify fallacies used by the author. Explain what is wrong in the reasoning used by them. Maksym Piekut (24665) Browsing through some of John Kerry’s speeches I have managed to spot a few common reasoning fallacies. The following quote suggests an appeal to tradition fallacy: “This is not the way we do things in America. Here in America‚ we don’t sacrifice science for ideology. We are a
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“Wrong Decision” In the short story “A & P” by John Updike‚ is about a young man that is miserably employed. The short story tells of a small town boy quitting his job for all of the wrong reasons. The story began with a description of a three girls who changed Sammy’s life. Sammy develops the setting to tell the story of how he is a discontent grocer‚ and he is put in to a situation of the harsh reality of the adult world after making a childish decision. Updike tells the story using the
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In early September 2008‚ there was considerable credit crunch and difficulties in obtaining interbank loans‚ though the prize on American Treasuries in the commercial paper market and the interbank was below the average of the previous year. The demise of Bear Stearns by its acquisition by J.P. Morgan had established the view that there were financial organisations that were too big to fail‚ like investment banks. Creditors recovered money and were just punished shareholders‚ who recovered less than
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces: Harry Potter The hugely successful Harry Potter series has been embraced by millions of readers worldwide. It’s sold more than four hundred million copies and has been translated into numerous languages. Both children and adults alike have rejoiced to the whimsical story‚ told by the author J.K. Rowling‚ about a hero and his perilous journey to an ultimate goal. What many probably do not realize is that they‚ more likely than not‚ have read stories like it before
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K-pop is a musical genre originating in South Korea that is characterized by a wide variety of audiovisual elements. Although it comprises all genres of "popular music" within South Korea‚ the term is more often used in a narrower sense to describe a modern form of South Korean pop music covering mostly dance-pop‚ pop ballad‚ electronic‚ rock‚ hip-hop‚ R&B‚ etc. In 1992‚ modern K-pop was ushered in with the formation of Seo Taiji & Boys‚ whose successful experimentation with different music styles
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ANOREXIA Acepted symptoms‚ published by J.P.Feighner and associates in 1972 1. Onset prior to the age of twenty-five 2. Lack of appetite accompanied by loss of at least 25 percent of original body weight. 3. A distorted‚ implacable attitude to eating‚ food‚ or weight that overides hunger‚ admonitions‚ reassurance‚ and threats; for example‚ (a) denial of illness with a failure to recognise nutritional needs‚ (b) apparent enjoyment in losing weight with overt manifestation that refusing food
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past century is outdated. This is said to cause the inflammation of the unemployment rate and rising poverty in the Philippines. The government particularly the Department of Education (DepEd) has currently made a solution to this problem. The K to 12 program‚ it introduces a new curriculum in which has adopted the twelve (12) year United States ’ educational system. The people and students have mixed reaction to the program. Some said it is a good way to end the problems of education.
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on the already poor population in a country rather than the rich‚ and it could even be argued that international sanctions could push a country further into poverty‚ and therefore cause even more children to voluntarily join armed groups. Alexandre J. Vautravers points out in his article‚ Why Child Soldiers are such a Complex Issue‚ that “international economic sanctions will most certainly deepen the rift and encourage counterproductive courses of action” (Vautravers 100; 105). To add to this‚
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Life Life is like a tale‚ it does not matter how long it is‚ it matters how good it is! Good morning respected Dignitaries & my dear friends. These words were famously said by the author of one of the world’s most famous book series‚ JK Rowling. Joanne Kathleen Rowling was born on the 31st of July at Yate England. Born to Peter and Anne Rowling‚ she had a fixed ambition from a very young age‚ to write. JK Rowling was on a train trip when an idea of a young boy attending a wizarding school
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Matching Questions Figure 12.1 Using Figure 12.1‚ match the following: 1) Afferent impulses from all senses and all parts of the body converge here and synapse with at least one of its nuclei. Answer: D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 444; Fig. 12.11 2) Putamen. Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 443; Fig. 12.11 3) Anterior horn of lateral ventricle. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 434; Fig. 12.11 4) Inferior horn of lateral ventricle. Answer: E Diff: 1
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