An article titled “The Danger of Bad analogies” declares that analogies are used to create a fear factor of the events. This is especially prevalent with politics. The article also claims that it is best to assume that a poor analogy is made because the speaker does not know better. But‚ when it is involved in education. Furthermore‚ it claims that poor analogies are created from making comparisons with complex issues. This is definitely the case when
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1) Explain Plato’s Analogy of the cave. Plato was a Greek philosopher who wrote a book called the ‘Republic’. He lived from 428-347 BCE. In this book he described an analogy of a cave in order to explain his theory of the World of Ideas and the Natural World. Plato’s analogy of the cave is an explanation about ‘the truth’. The analogy portrays that in order to find the truth we must question everything. This will be explained further. In the analogy of the cave‚ the cave represents the physical
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Henry also incorporated analogies to persuade his audience to join the war effort‚ but it was only towards the end that the analogies pertained to war. Henry appealed to their nationalism by saying the Americans were “lying supinely on [their] backs” and in no time the British would “[bind them] in hand and foot.” Henry’s analogy is used to compare the situation the Colonists faced to the situations an animal would face; an animal that did not run away from someone attempting to capture it represented
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Explain Plato’s Analogy of the Cave Plato (428-348BC) was a student of Socrates and was the teacher of Aristotle. He is said to be one of the most revered philosophers of all time. He produced a lot of work but one of his major works was “The Republic” which was written in the middle section of his life. It is a Socratic dialogue‚ concerning the definition of justice and the order. It outlines his concepts of the Forms‚ knowledge of the world‚ ethics and politics. Plato was an absolutist and
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I. Introduction Plato’s definition of justice in The Republic1 is based upon his division of the individual soul (psychē) and the state (polis) into three mutually interrelated parts. In this essay I will examine the structure of Plato’s analogy between the soul and the state in order to determine whether it is able to support a meaningful definition of justice in spite of charges of circularity and incoherence that are levelled against it. I will begin by considering Plato’s argument for the
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Neah Barrett 8 November 2010 History 2112 Dr. Stueck Historical analogies are a variety of analogy often used by politicians and diplomats to explain or make a prediction about a current or future event based on ideas or events in the past. The past event is used as a source‚ while the present or future situation is the target of the analogy. Reasoning by historical analogy has played a significant role in the formulation and implementation of US foreign policy since the end of World War II‚
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Explain Plato’s Analogy of the cave. (25) Plato uses an analogy to help describe his philosophical ideas about the physical world and the World of Forms‚ he attempts to use the analogy to explain the difference between the two worlds. Plato uses his analogy to explain to others why the world of appearances is nothing but an illusion. Plato believes that reality must be found in the infinite World of Forms. The cave analogy is often said to be allegorical‚ meaning that different elements of the
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According to Tubbs‚ an analogy can be used to explain a complex idea in a concise way. If the audience member does not understand the why a hot dog needs ketchup and mustard‚ they can compare a hot dog’s need for condiments to a dog’s need for a human and draw parallels between the two. Therefore‚ this ad effectively uses an analogy to persuade the target audience by helping them understand why hot dogs need condiments. The use of this analogy also creates a humorous situation. To see the dogs dressed
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ECE(basic electronics and electrical) Name: aalok mallik Reg no:11008765 Sec:Rk6002 Roll no:B55 .contents 1.History 2.Classification 3.Introduction of magnetic circuit 4.Concept 5.Analogies 6.Laws of magnetic circuit 7.Application 8.Referenece Concept and analogies of magnetic circuit HISTORY As with all great discoveries the history of magnets is very colorful and interesting too. The Shepherd Magnes The most popular legend accounting for the discovery
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are considered flawed ways into having invalid reasons. There are many reasons why fallacies are not very good to use in an argument. However‚ since there is a great quantity of fallacies. I will only discuss two fallacies‚ Faulty Analogy and Bandwagon. Faulty Analogy is a comparison of two divergent subjects. However‚ there can be similarities between the comparison‚ but it typically would not work out as a valid argument. For example‚ comparing alcohol with coffee. " A lot of teenagers drink
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