December 28‚ 2011 Locate examples for 8 of the 15 logical fallacies discussed in this lesson in your "Dialogues: An Argument Rhetoric and Reader‚" 4th Ed.‚ by Goshgarian‚ Krueger‚ and Minc 1. Ad hominem; An Ad hominem argument is a Latin phrase that attacks the man instead of the argument. Example: You are so stupid your argument couldn’t possibly be true. Logical Fallacies or Fallacies in Argumentation retrieved on Jan. 1‚ 2011 from http://carm.org/logical-fallacies-or-fallacies-argumentation 2.
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Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury‚ I am Jack Oberman‚ and I have the privilege today to prove Mr Rainsford guilty of assault and third degree murder without any reasonable doubt. According to Mr. Rainsford’s witness statement‚ he fell off of a ship and swam all the way onto the island. He then met Mr. Zaroff and henchman Ivan. Mr. Rainsford claimed they hunted humans on this island. Rainsford then says Zaroff forced him into being hunted. During the period of the 3 nights he managed to evade Zaroff
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creationism is a fairy tale. Both scientists made their points using logical fallacies. As the viewer you can easily see the argument flaws in the person you disagree with. In the creationist debate Ken Hamm uses an appeal to authority by mentioning successful scientists who believe in creationism‚ such as the inventor of the MRI scanner and an Astronomer. He works hard to define terms differently‚ repeatedly in a circular argument. Only one thing in his debate made me pause‚ he discussed how the
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The moral argument for God Philosopher Philip Hallie who has seen the suffering may argue in the existence of the God‚ because some suffering is even hard to listen. We can see many suffering in today’s world which may cause us to doubt for the existence of God. Atheist challenge God’s existence and states that the morality we pose is irrelevant to the existence of God. Gottlob Frege said “the “evening star” and “morning star” appear at different times of the day and so have different senses”
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Writing Assignment Number 2: The Ontological Argument Through the ontological argument‚ Anselm seeks to prove that God exists and he attempts to refute the fool who says in his heart that there is no God. This fool has two important characteristics: he understands the claim that God exists and he does not believe that God exists. Gaunilo plays the role of the “fool” and challenges Anselm’s ontological argument. I will argue that Anselm’s response to Gaunilo’s attack is not adequate
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Dominic Lowman 11/28/12 Engl 102 sec 018 Academic Argument High school students today are all excited about post-college life‚ which for most means going away to college to further their education. The question is‚ are they truly being provided the necessary tools needed to be successful at the college levels? Are teachers‚ counselors‚ parents and the government both state and federal doing enough to lead these young minds out into the world? We all know how expensive college is and that only a
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or any logical reason as to why we as meat eaters are nothing but a self-righteous bunch‚ as the writer put it. I don’t really understand why the writer thought it was necessary to refer to people who eat meat in such a way that it depicts mainstream America so negatively. What makes vegans so much better than everyone else? And why did they take this issue to the level of nationally labeling everyone but themselves. Well‚ if we are self-righteous then what would define veganism? Self-centered
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August 3‚ 2012 HUM/111 Amy Bales * What are assumptions? How do you think assumptions interfere with critical thinking? What might you do to avoid making assumptions in your thinking? Assumptions are beliefs or idea of something with no proof of evidence. Assumptions interfere with our critical thinking because we aren’t utilizing our skills to our best knowledge. It hinders individuals to think critical because we have that perpetual block that stops us from looking at every angle of
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Reasons with Contemporary Arguments states‚ writers use logical fallacies to gain audience approval‚ but all the statements are false (Faigley). One type of logical fallacy is the appeal to pity fallacy. For this fallacy‚ the arguer appeals to the audience’s emotional side to gain support on a claim that should be decided on more relevant or objective terms. Examples of this fallacy can be seen on commercials‚ campaigns‚ and various methods of advertising. The given examples reveal how advertisers and
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Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly and rationally. It incorporates the capacity to take part in intelligent and autonomous considering. Somebody with critical thinking skills is able to do the following‚ comprehend the logical connections between thoughts‚ recognize‚ develop and evaluate arguments‚ and solving the problem. Critical thinking is truly good with thinking "out-of-the-box". The first assignment I get from it many things it is (Analyze and Evaluate an Ad). This assignment
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