formal fallacy and an informal fallacy is invalid or weak in reasoning. Aristotle categorized fallacies by relevance‚ fallacies that involved causal reasoning and fallacies that result from ambiguities. (Wikipedia). Eight main fallacies that one should be aware of and learn about are given in the resource section for students of the University of Phoenix. This Master List of Logical Fallacies include the following: ad hominem or attacking the person; ad ignorantium or appeal to ignorance; ad verecuniam
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Plaintiff Randy Fontenot was driving in the city owned police car at high speeds. When he reached an intersection‚ FOntenot collided with defendant‚ Germaine Brooks and Wife‚ in their car. Fontenot was severely hurt‚ while Brooks’ wife was killed. Randy Fontenot is sued Brooks and his insurance company‚ Patterson Insurance. Then the DOTD was added as a defendant in this case because they were responsible for the unsafe intersection. At the trial court they ruled that 90% of the fault was on Mr. Brooks;
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FALLACIES OF RELEVANCE 1. Appeal to Force If you suppose that terrorizing your opponent is giving him a reason for believing that you are correct‚ then you are using a scare tactic and reasoning fallaciously. Example: David: My father owns the department store that gives your newspaper fifteen percent of all its advertising revenue‚ so I’m sure you won’t want to publish any story of my arrest for spray painting the college. Newspaper editor: Yes‚ David‚ I see your point. The story really
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method is a body of techniques for investigating phenomena and acquiring new knowledge‚ as well as for correcting and integrating previous knowledge. It is based on gathering observable‚ empirical‚ measurable evidence‚ subject to the principles of reasoning" (Wikepia.org). This method is not formalized or standard among the different science branches but it serves as an organized approach to solve problems. Therefore‚ the scientific method is not a cookbook recipe but a guide whose steps could be done
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have no analytical skills to analyze what you are preparing to say if you can’t analyze it for yourself how could anyone else. Analytical skills are important in recognizing and evaluating other people’s arguments so that you are not taken by faulty reasoning (Think Critical Thinking and Logic skills for everyday life pg.7). Another point for the author and reader too understand. In this article Nancy Canton embarks on a lot of past educational law suits which are very informative in her argument
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voice left that speaks up to defend the central core of our humanity.” These experts advise us to “go with our gut” on such controversies like human cloning or other biomedical technologies. Pinker‚ however‚ argues that this would be cause faulty reasoning‚ because there are many “good reasons to regulate human cloning” that we simply disregard on account of our moral senses. He brings up a valid point that “People have shuddered at all kind of morally irrelevant violations of purity in their
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| | | | |1. Briefly state the main idea of this chapter. | | | Chapter 11 in Kizza is about the ethical issues that apply to
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both union and confederate showing the deaths‚ wounded‚ and missing. The union had the biggest troop with a number of 918‚000‚ compared to the confederacy that had at least 278‚000. Since the union outnumbered the south troops that was already a reasoning to why they won‚
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is the employees responsibilities to take care of their own health and safety and safety of others when at work‚ co- operate with their employer‚ use protective equipment correctly‚ only use work equipment if have been trained to use‚ report any faulty equipment‚ do not work under the influence of alcohol‚ illegal drugs and if unsure the side effects of medications do not take before or during work hours because some can cause drowsiness and dizziness‚ do not engage in bad behaviour such as bulling
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reject their point of view. Here is a short list of some of the most common logical fallacies--that is‚ errors in reasoning. Check your rough drafts carefully to avoid these problems. "Students sometimes ask‚ ’If a logical fallacy works‚ why not use it? Isn’t all fair in love‚ war‚ and argumentative essays?’ The honest answer is maybe. It’s quite true that speakers and writers do use faulty logic and irrational emotional appeals to persuade people every day (one needs only to look at television or
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