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    I believe that this Trump tweet uses the Ad Hominem logical fallacy. I think this is due to how it is attacking Jeb Bush’s character and not his opinions or arguments. While Trump does provide a little bit of detail to the claim with $150 million‚ the fact that Jeb Bush spent more money on campaigning has nothing to do with his endorsement of Ted Cruz. Also‚ the amount of money he spent on the campaign has no effect on who Jeb Bush is or if people should consider his endorsement. Donald Trump had

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    of a fallacy in this article is ad hominem. “The courts should require the government to disclose this information and quickly‚ and the practice of delving into travelers’ private lives at the border without reason to suspect them of wrongdoing should ultimately end. Everything we know about the government’s searches of devices at the border suggests the government is dramatically expanding an unconstitutional program.” This section of the article is an ad hominem fallacy‚ for it is blaming the courts

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    Invade My Privacy Pop-up ads invade my time and my life with nonsense and risks. They gather information that sends my personal data out into the vortex of the cyber world for anyone to access‚ with a few key strokes. Privacy on the internet seems to be non-existent with the developments of ad-based web sites‚ which use pop-ups‚ banner ads and video commercials‚ utilizing surveys and polls to gather census-like data to help fund these ads sites. I do not agree with being forced to provide personal

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    2. Letter to the editor: “Andrea Keene’s selective morality is once again showing through in her July 15 letter. This time she expresses her abhorrence of abortion. But how we see only what we choose to see! I wonder if any of the anti-abortionists have considered the widespread use of fertility drugs as the moral equivalent of abortion‚ and‚ if they have‚ why they haven’t come out against them‚ too. The use of these drugs frequently results in multiple births‚ which leads to the death of one of

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    your arguer’s position. You might spot the problem of logic that prevents further exploration and attempt to inform your arguer about his fallacy. The following briefly describes some of the most common fallacies: ad hominem: Latin for "to the man." An arguer who uses ad hominems attacks the person instead of the argument. Whenever an arguer cannot defend his position with evidence‚ facts or reason‚ he or she may resort to attacking an opponent either through: labeling‚ straw man arguments‚ name

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    The American work ethic is an example of a(n) Answer | | belief. | | | opinion. | | | attitude. | | | value. | Which of the following are components of the analysis of any speaking situation? Answer | | The audience and occasion    | | | The audience and speaker | | | The occasion and speaker | | | The topic and occasion | _________ is the general purpose of relaxing your audience by providing it with a pleasant listening experience. Answer | | Speaking to entertain |

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    CONTRADICTION AND EXPLANATION (1ST DEBATER) I. Possible positive topic of the first positive side: EDUCATION & DEMOCRACY Yes‚ education can be a positive or a good influence to us by the Americans in many ways. Especially most of the children are now studying in Public Schools because it’s free and the school can also provide other needs or tools of the student for learning like books but‚ even though they were the one to teach us the art of the English Language and literature‚ there are

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    Propaganda: How Not To Be Bamboozled By Donna Woolfolk Cross Propaganda. If an opinion poll were taken tomorrow‚ we can be sure that nearly everyone would be against it because it sounds so bad. When we say‚ “Oh‚ that’s just propaganda‚” it means‚ to most people‚ “That’s a pack of lies.” But really‚ propaganda is simply a means of persuasion and so it can be put to work for good causes as well as bad—to persuade people to give to charity‚ for example‚ or to love their neighbors‚ or to stop polluting

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    Propaganda: It’s here to stay When the word ‘propaganda’ is used‚ negative connotations are generally brought to mind. People think of politicians using propaganda to force their agenda on others or to slander their opponent’s name as in the new election coming up between Obama and Romney. Yet is this all propaganda really is? Or is there something more that is never discussed about propaganda? This essay will be summarizing and discussing three from Orwell‚ Lutz ‚ and Woolfolk about propaganda

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    propaganda devices can: Save you lots of money. Assist you in making better political decisions. Help you distinguish between fact and opinion. Aid you in persuading others. Ad hominem A Latin phrase what has come to mean attacking your opponent‚ as opposed to attacking their arguments. (Example: “Obama is a liar!”) Ad nauseam This argument uses repetition of an idea. An idea‚ especially a simple slogan‚ that is repeated enough times‚ may begin to be taken as the truth. This approach works

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