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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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    Broken window fallacy

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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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    Unreliable Narrator From the perspective of how figures of speech help to characterize in Love is a Fallacy An unreliable narrator is a narrator whose credibility has been seriouly compromised in fictions (as implemented in literature‚ film‚ theatre‚ etc). It is a narrator whose account of events appears to be faulty‚ misleadingly biased‚ or otherwise distorted‚ so that it departs from the “ture” understanding of events shared between the reader and the implied author. The discrepancy between

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    Gambler's Fallacy Essay

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    the inter-web. It was during one of these instances that I found myself scrolling through an article relating to a phenomenon‚ or rather a mistaken belief‚ known as the Gambler’s fallacy. And true to my inner geek‚ I continued to read about it in-depth‚ to get to its statistical and psychological roots. The Gambler’s fallacy is the belief that if an event has occurred more than normal during some period‚ it will happen less frequently in the future or that if said event occurs lesser than usual during

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    Fallacies of Equation and Division Fallacies of Equation and Division HU 101 -7G 5/18/13 Instructor: George Strohm Fallacies of Equation and Division First I had to define fallacies of equivocation and division to see where I could possibly start with this essay. Equivocation happens when someone is using a key term in an argument; however the meaning of the key term changes during the course of the argument. "To expose the fallacy of equivocation you give accurate and specific definitions

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    discussions about the innocence of a young boy are decided. The dark and foreboding storm clouds that hang over the heads of the jurors are beginning to lift as time progresses and new facts are presented. The two men that cannot put their personal emotions aside are juror 3 and juror 10. These men are motivated by their emotions rather than the evidence. Juror 3 is a strong‚ forceful man who refuses to alter his vote. Being very opinionated‚ he looks at the evidence “you sat right there in court and heard

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    Logical Fallacies There have been many tragic events during the course of 2012 and the start of 2013 that have sparked many controversial debates. One can conclude from the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown Connecticut to the marathon bombing in Boston that something must be done‚ but what exactly must be done is the topic of debate amongst every media outlet known to man. Through the course of this whole gun control and immigration debate‚ there have been many logical fallacies used by many politicians

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    Fallacy of Free Music

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    Brayden Merrell Reaction Paper 1 Com 250‚ Spring 2013 Fallacy of Free Music When a new song comes out the first thing my peers and I normally do is check YouTube to hear the latest new track. The internet is the easiest way for people of any age group to listen to music. There are hundreds and thousands of popular music downloading services that can be found within seconds with a simple Google search. Most of these websites are funded by advertisements that consume the borders of the computer

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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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    Fallacy and Brad Pitt

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    Exercise Identify the fallacies in the following passages. A. The appeal to ignorance B. The appeal to inappropriate authority C. Argument against the person D. The appeal to emotion E. Irrelevant conclusion F. Complex Question G. False Cause H. Begging the question I. Accident J. Converse Accident 1. Brad Pitt is so cool because so many girls think he is. D‚ E‚ H 2. Einstein’s theories must be wrong because he was a very weird person. C‚ G 3. We should have imprisoned all the German and

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