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    Petitio Principii: (circular reasoning‚ circular argument‚ begging the question) in general‚ the fallacy of assuming as a premiss a statement which has the same meaning as the conclusion. A. The least convincing kind of petitio principii is the repetition of the same words in the same order in both premiss and conclusion..  Generally‚ such an argument would not be misleading and would only be given in unusual circumstances‚ e.g.‚ the speaker is very tired‚ talking to a child‚ or talking to a

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    illustration from the book‚ where a flying rock is going to annihilate the dinosaur. Thus‚ helping explain that his claims are accurate because they are “proven facts”. This cartoon serves as an example for a fallacious argument known as begging the question‚ in which someone assumes that what the person claims to be proving are proven facts. The cartoon depicted above demonstrates two dogs discussing the credibility of a dinosaur book through various scenes. It begins with one of the dogs

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    Begging In a 1786 James Gillray caricature‚ the plentiful money bags handed to King George III are contrasted with the beggar whose legs and arms were amputated‚ in the left corner. Begging is the present participle of the verb ’beg.’ To beg is mean to entreat earnestly‚ implore‚ or supplicate. People‚ generally‚ do it for a gift‚ donation or charitable donation. When done in the context of a public place‚ it is known as "panhandling"‚ perhaps because the hand and arm are extended. Although begging

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    children want to play beggars in the garden. At first Jane is against it‚ but as long as they are occupied it doesn’t really matter. One day when Jane goes to the London library to get some information for her book‚ she sees Greta‚ Ben and Angela begging for money to get money for a trip to Southend. When Jane calms down and goes home‚ she confronts Greta‚ but doesn’t fire her. B2 - characterisation Jane and Tim are married and live together with their two children Ben and Angela. Jane is a writer

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    Practices for tutorial. Part 1: Try to identify whats wrong with the following arguments. What fallacies are committed?  Explain. 1. How can anyone seriously believe in evolution? I certainly don’t. How can you take seriously a theory that claims humans are just monkeys with less hair and that our ancestors were apes? 2. A recent study showed that students who cram immediately before examinations usually get lower grades than those who do not. Well‚ I certainly won’t make that mistake this

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    concept that will be thoroughly analyzed and discussed is the gambler’s fallacy‚ and how it corresponds with the study conducted by Roney and Trick (2003). As stated by in the textbook‚ “The gambler’s fallacy is the belief that if an event has not occurred for a while‚ then it is more likely‚ by the “law of averages‚” to occur in the near future” (Anderson‚ 2015‚ p.269). Therefore‚ an individual subjected to the gambler’s fallacy will believe that the next coin toss will land on heads if the previous

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    In the novel “Begging for change” by Sharon Flake‚ Raspberry has been through untoward events in her life that forced her to mature. As a young teenager in Chicago‚ atrocious incidents have created many struggles for her to handle‚ her Father went on dope‚ they moved in with friends until she was kicked out. Subsequently she was homeless for a while and when she got a house; to wrap the ribbon around the edge‚ she was robbed. Raspberry did not allow her hardships to define her identity. She gained

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    Begging in India is a fashion‚ a compulsion‚ a profession‚ a privilege and a recreation. The number of beggars in India is much larger than in other countries. Our heads hang down in shame when we read description of this institution given by foreigners in a hateful manner. To the Westerners‚ India is a land of the mendicants and snake-charmers. Beggars are found in villages and towns‚ on roads‚ crossings and footpaths. But their favorite haunts are bathing Ghats‚ temples‚ religious or festival fairs

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    INFORMAL FALLACIES FALLACIES IN GENERAL A fallacy is a defect in an argument that consists in something other than the false premises alone. Fallacies are usually divided into two groups: formal and informal. A formal fallacy is one that may be identified by merely examining the form or structure of an argument. Informal fallaciesare those that can be detected only by examining the content of the argument. Informal fallacies can be further classified as Fallacies of Ambiguities‚ Relevance‚ and

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    INTRODUCTION Even after fifty-five years of independence‚ we are still struggling with the menace rampant in our society. One of such menace is “begging” which is responsible for major loss of productivity & manpower in the country. Beggars are like the living dead bodies that cannot be disposed off. Begging is considered as an offence by the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act‚ 1959. This act is applicable in Delhi too. Though‚ right to primary education has been included as a fundamental right in our Constitution

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