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    after his death based on this reasoning. Cleanthes however‚ has a difficult time finding solid evidence to back up his claims relating to nature vs. machine. In this argument‚ Cleanthes is using analogy form to support his conclusion‚ which is a weak form of proving a point. Cleanthes tends to lack good analogies by using weak inductive arguments‚ relevant similarities‚ and by incorporating fallacies to back up his argument. Standardization: 1). Machines have purpose‚ regularity‚ and complexity and

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    Logical Fallacies

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    CRITICAL THINKING PSU LOGICAL FALLACIES Ad hominem or ATTACKING THE PERSON. Attacking the arguer rather than his/her argument. Example: John’s objections to capital punishment carry no weight since he is a convicted felon. Note: Saying something negative about someone is not automatically ad hominem. If a person (politician for example) is the issue‚ then it is not a fallacy to criticize him/her. Ad ignorantium or APPEAL TO IGNORANCE. Arguing on the basis of what is not known and cannot be

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    to mourn or not to mourn

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    endure when they face separation. The poem starts with the analogy of “virtuous” men passing away to compare how his goodbye shall be the same as their death (1). Calm adjectives such as “mildly” and “whisper” portray that the men’s death is peaceful (1-2). In stanza two‚ the speaker tells his lover to “melt‚ and make no noise‚ ” which projects a simple and smooth action. Ultimately he wants to avoid attention as they leave. This analogy suggests that both of these departures shall pass peacefully

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    Caged Bird

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    How do we know which season the poet describes? A. The season is spring‚ seen in the springing grass‚ first bird‚ first bud. Note the simile here‚ which helps us picture the pastoral scene which the bird so desperately wishes to join. What figure of speech describes the flower? A. The poet refers to the fragrance of a flower as it opens. He uses a metaphor to compare the flower to a goblet. What type of figurative language is used here? A. The poet uses personification‚ “cruel bars‚” attributing

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    What Is a Solid Argument?

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    A solid argument consists of a claim‚ reasons/evidence and conclusion. “Reasons are beliefs‚ evidence‚ metaphors‚ analogies‚ and other statements offered to support or justify conclusions. When a writer has a conclusion she wants you to accept‚ she must present reasons to persuade you that she is right and show you why. You cannot determine the worth of a conclusion until you identify the reasons” (Browne & Keeley‚ 2012‚ p.28). Absent reasons or conclusion the argument is weak‚ unclear‚ pointless

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    English Final Review

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    Carl Angelo Rabino  5th hr Ms. Otto  6­10­14    10th Grade English Final Exam Review    Writing Process  Tone­​ is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience  Ex:Angry: Cans. Beer cans. Glinting on the verges of a million miles of roadways‚ lying in  scrub‚ grass‚ dirt‚ leaves‚ sand‚ mud‚ but never hidden. Piels‚ Rheingold‚ Ballantine‚ Schaefer‚  Schlitz‚ shining in the sun or picked by the moon or the beams of headlights at night; washed by  rain or flattened by wheels‚ but never dulled

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    Mapping

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    descriptors‚ file names‚ file numbers‚ etc. In logic‚ linguistics‚ and psychology: Conceptual metaphor‚ an understanding one conceptual domain in terms of another conceptual domain Metaphor‚ cross mapping across two or more seemingly unrelated subjects Analogy‚ inference from a particular to another particular In operations research: Mapping of operational areas for the placement of resources in Production‚ costs‚ and pricing sites Mapping of sales regions and the location of customers for directing

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    Sonnet130 Analysis

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    are dun; *If he had not been satirical‚ this line would probably be “her breasts are as white as snow‚” which would have been a simile. If hairs be wires‚ black wires grow on her head. *This is a metaphor because Shakespeare is making an analogy between wires and her hair. I have seen roses damasked‚ red and white‚ But no such roses see I in her cheeks; *Once again‚ if he had been in earnest‚ this would have been “her cheeks are like roses”= simile. And in some perfumes is there

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    (reading) 16. dictionary meaning (denotative) 17. same meaning (synonym) 19. most required in listening (attention) 20. listening is a _____ activity (passive) 22. we listen not for words but for _________ (meaning) 23. explain or describe similaity (analogy) 24. the S in SQ3R (survey) Horizontal 3. forming of words from initial letters (acronym) 5. refers to a big class (generic) 6. groupings of related things (clustering) 8. words that help in understanding meaning (clues) 10. other word for ’Obstraction’’

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    Expository texts are created to manipulate the audience to accept a certain point of view. In the article “Consumerism”‚ author Catherine Deveny presents a satirical picture of modern Australia as a greedy and unhappy nation in the grips of a dangerous epidemic of consumerism where citizens excessively spend money to try and alleviate their pain. She suggests that although this behaviour may help the economy‚ it is detrimental to our spiritual economy. She encourages the audience to support her view

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