CHAPTER XIV Logical Empiricism There are many strange sentences that men use. Compare these two: (1) Wheat is a major crop in Kansas‚ and (2) the fountain of youth is located in Kansas. Each has a subject‚ a verb‚ and a predicate. The first sentence is regarded as true in a matter-of-fact way. The second one may bring a smile or wrinkle to your face. Why the two reactions? Why is one regarded as true and the other as fiction? How can we speak of the non-existent in the same way as
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the second implementation. Deciding what strategy should be may be approached as a rational undertaking‚ even if emotional attachments may complicate choice among future alternatives. The principle sub activities of strategy formulation as a logical activity include identifying opportunities and threats in the company’s environment and attaching some estimate of risk to the discernible alternatives. The strategic alternative that results form matching opportunity and corporate capability at an
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people can be fooled by one another. Logical fallacies are a rhetorical device in which he uses in order to have the effect of showing how believable the characters can be. A fallacy that is used throughout the Crucible would be Either or Choice. A fallacy where one is made to think they have just one choice. An example of Either or Choice would be in Act 1 where Reverend Parris tells Tituba “You will confess yourself or I will take you out and whip you to your death‚ Tituba!” By saying this Parris
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The ‘politician’s syllogism’ states‚ “We must do something; this is something; therefore we must do this”. This syllogism is referred to as a knee-jerk reaction to various political and social issues. (Black‚ Lodge‚ &Thatcher‚ Page 58) Proposed gun laws are often thrown together in an effort to be seen as ‘doing something’. I have been opposed to many of the gun laws proposed because they appear ineffectual‚ create more loopholes than they close‚ and add a burden of costly administration. I believe
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Types of Reasoning Reasoning is the process of inferring conclusions from premises. The premises may be in the form of any of the various types of evidence; they may be stated as propositions; or they may be statements of conclusions reached through prior reasoning. Thus advocates use the premises they have previously established or asserted‚ and by a process of reasoning‚ they try to establish something new—a conclusion they want their audience to accept. If the audience perceives the premises
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Nosich’s “The Elements of Reasoning” and Elder’s “The Standards for Thinking” both focus on various techniques people can adopt to become better critical thinkers. According to Nosich‚ two conditions must exist to be considered critical thinking: the thinking must be reflective and it must meet high standards. These two conditions lead us into the eights elements of reasoning presented in the readings. The first element focused on is “Purpose‚” which includes objectives‚ goals‚ your desired outcome‚ intention
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IS IT LOGIC OR ILLOGIC? Applying Deductive Reasoning In the case of deductive reasoning – the goal is to produce a sound argument. A deductive argument in sound if the reasoning is valid (meaning the form is correct) and the premises are true. Syllogisms Grouped into three categories – categorical‚ disjunctive‚ hypothetical Categorical Syllogisms whether things belong or do not The major premise and minor premise and conclusion express things that categorize things Proceeds from a general
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DO NOT JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER BUT BY THE CONTENT INSIDE! In today’s society‚ we tend to judge people base on their appearance. Is it a good thing? Is it fair that we judge people this way? Take your time. Spend a few minutes thinking about this. How do you feel? Have you ever been judged by your looks? I am sure‚ you have been! Have you had a situation before when you cried because society didn’t accept how you dress or how you look? What are the difference between fat and skinny‚ tall and
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should remain a family matters‚ that if kids are expose to sex-education at young age could prove detrimental rather than helpful for the children. They reasons that the issues[sex-ed.] at hand “removes family involvement with the children‚ put kids in an uncomfortable position‚ stripped any sense of morality‚ promote promiscuity‚ and encourages experimentation.” In the passage‚ I have identified the logical fallacies that the author utilized in their argument: personal attack(ad hominem)‚ slippery
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and life to cease on Earth as we know it. As violent games arose at the turn of the century‚ many of the young adults that were children at this time have taken the morals and ideals from these games and made them pertain to everyday life and reasoning. These games often portrayed violent actions that had no repercussions or consequences that were implemented. This created the idea that violence was a part of life‚ and was to be embraced and implemented as solutions for problems and issues that
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