An Encyclopedia of Errors of Reasoning The ability to identify logical fallacies in the arguments of others‚ and to avoid them in one’s own arguments‚ is both valuable and increasingly rare. Fallacious reasoning keeps us from knowing the truth‚ and the inability to think critically makes us vulnerable to manipulation by those skilled in the art of rhetoric. What is a Logical Fallacy? A logical fallacy is‚ roughly speaking‚ an error of reasoning. When someone adopts a position‚ or tries to persuade
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Budget Definition: An estimate of costs‚ revenues‚ and resources over a specified period‚ reflecting a reading of future financial conditions and goals. One of the most important administrative tools‚ a budget serves also as a (1) plan of action for achieving quantified objectives‚ (2) standard for measuring performance‚ and (3) device for coping with foreseeable adverse situation. What is a budget and why is it important? Simply put‚ a budget is an itemized summary of likely income and expenses
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Should countries encourage tourism? Nowadays‚ it is almost a routine‚ that people every year go to holidays. Often they travel to the places abroad‚ and also it should be mentioned‚ that these places are in most cases popular and well-known. In sprite of the fact that these places are popular‚ the countries still promote them and want more people to come. This occurs on the grounds that tourism is very important for the economy of “host” country but not in all cases for the citizens. As the result
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The logical fallacies that I have chosen to study in this paper are "Appeal to Emotion" Fallacy‚ "Common Belief" Fallacy‚ and the "Hypothesis Contrary to Fact" fallacy. In the following paragraphs I will be defining the fallacies and how they relate to critical thinking. I will also be providing a popular culture example for each fallacy to illustrate each fallacy. In conclusion I shall attempt to provide Pro ’s and Con ’s for each Fallacy. The first Fallacy I chose was the "Appeal to Emotion"
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I have mixed feelings about whether rich countries should help poor countries or not. There are different reasons why I believe that they should‚ and different reasons why I believe that they should not help. Rich countries should help poor countries because if things were reversed they would want help. Opening up trade barriers so that poor countries can sell their goods is another good way to help. Rich countries could also send money to help pay off debt. People have no idea how lucky they
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Why should we protect intellectual property? (By Igor Gorshkov‚ for Sr. Carlos Rivadulla Oliva – Intellectual property) I’d like to start my answer with a simple example‚ that comes to my mind: You know “Kalashnikov” automatic gun‚ right. On of the most popular automatic guns in the whole world‚ that combines in itself simplicity‚ reliability and at the same time effectiveness. It was invented in the USSR in 1947 by a very smart Russian scientist Michal Kalashnikov. How ever‚ not many
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meaning A budget (from old French bougette‚ purse) is a financial plan and a list of all planned expenses and revenues. It is a plan for saving‚ borrowing and spending.[1] A budget is an important concept in microeconomics‚ which uses a budget line to illustrate the trade-offs between two or more goods. In other terms‚ a budget is an organizational plan stated in monetary terms. In summary‚ the purpose of budgeting is to: 1. Provide a forecast of revenues and expenditures‚ that is‚ construct
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Taking Action: A Ethical and Legal Duty to Warn and Protect Third Parties Stephanie Y. Symonette Texas Southern University Psychology 730‚ Ethical and Legal Issues in Mental Health July 13‚ 2010 Abstract The duty to warn refers to the responsibility of a counselor or therapist to breach confidentiality if a client or other identifiable person is in clear or imminent danger. The duty to protect is a counselor’s duty to reveal confidential client information
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GKE1 Task 4 Karla Weeks WGU #000438833 A. Justify your choice of the two most significant social consequences of the First Industrial Revolution (circa 1780–1850). The Industrial Revolution is synonymous with Mechanization‚ or exchanging human labor for machine labor. During the first Industrial Revolution‚ child labor was a common theme in both Britain and the U.S. due to the great demand for labor. Looking for work families left their farms to travel to cities that were becoming
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1) In the 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
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