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    and 2009. Industries % 1989 Manufacturing Retail Healthcare Construction Education Tourism 2009 15% 11.8% 9.6 % 7.6% 6.8% 5.5% 替换词 Working population‚ those in the workforce 如果你想描述 15% 这个数字 分子:15(制造业的劳动力) 100 (整个国家的劳动力) 9.8% 10.1% 11.3% 8.3% 7.5% 7.3% 可以说: 1 15% of the country’s working population worked in the manufacturing sector. 2 Those working in the manufacturing sector accounted for 15% of the country’s working population. 这个图是动态,强调趋势 总共有六个行业,分开写 第一段写 retail‚ healthcare,因为 2009 年的数据比较高

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    One example of a fallacy in this article is ad hominem. “The courts should require the government to disclose this information and quickly‚ and the practice of delving into travelers’ private lives at the border without reason to suspect them of wrongdoing should ultimately end. Everything we know about the government’s searches of devices at the border suggests the government is dramatically expanding an unconstitutional program.” This section of the article is an ad hominem fallacy‚ for it is blaming

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    Fallacy Definition

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    In logic and rhetoric‚ a fallacy is usually an improper argumentation in reasoning often resulting in a misconception or presumption. Literally‚ a fallacy is "an error in reasoning that renders an argument logically invalid" It is important to use relevant‚ accurate‚ and reliable sources in a research paper. What do you need to consider when searching for useful sources? How do you know when sources are reliable? What are some warning signs that indicate you should avoid a particular source

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    Assumption and Fallacies

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    Assumption and Fallacies Earlie Ames Critical and Creative Thinking Aug 12‚ 2012 Travis Zimmerman Assumption and Fallacies What is assumption? According to definition‚ assumption "mean a supposition on the current situation or a presupposition on the future course of events‚ either or both assumed to be true in the absence of positive proof‚ necessary to enable the commander in the process of planning to complete an estimate of the situation and make a decision on the course of action”

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    Fallacy Summary and Application "Critical thinking is disciplined thinking governed by clear intellectual standards. Among the most important of these intellectual standards is clarity‚ precision‚ accuracy‚ relevance‚ consistency‚ logical‚ correctness‚ completeness and fairness" (Bassham‚ 2002). In order to achieve a conclusion that incorporates all of the intellectual standards‚ the critical thinker must have the ability to identify and evaluate logical fallacies in arguments. This paper will

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    Fallacy Of Success

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    G.K. Chesterton ­ english poet‚ writer‚ philosopher‚ and critic ­ in his excerpt “The Fallacy of Success” (All Good Things‚ 1915) attacks the current perception of success. Chesterton develops his argument through the use of Greek mythology as well as various references to modern self­help books and repetition. He writes to abolish the idea that success is purely based upon wealth in order to reshape society’s current perception into one of true success‚ where everything and everyone can be successful

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    Fallacy Ad Hominem

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    true? If it is true‚ this could be a form of fallacy. Fallacy is a misconception leads to unreasonable argument or disbelief in people’s ideas. It happens with us everyday. Fallacy has many types and I want to refer to one of them: Ad Hominem. It is a judgment about people’s appearance than the validity of their ideas‚ abilities‚ or work……We usually see this fallacy in our life like politic‚ demonstration‚ even in our working environment. For example: politicians use others personal lives in debate

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    claim that a hunter simply takes his weapon of choice to the woods and repeatedly fires willy-nilly at anything and everything that moves‚ inducing painful wounds to those harvested and stress to animals that remain within earshot of the noise. The fallacies of these arguments are plain. The human’s subconscious mind strives perpetually for perfection. When a hunter misses‚ be it a wounding shot or no‚ one can be sure to find the hunter at the target range the next day‚ striving to place the bullet correctly

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    Birthday Fallacy

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    #1 The Birthday Fallacy can be described as the mistaken idea that the second proposition of the [What argument? Any argument? Hardly. You need to be more specific and detailed.] argument follows from the first proposition. It [what means this?] means that the way the argument is composed is not logically correct [How? What is the fallacy/}. The reason why the Birthday Fallacy is actually a fallacy is because it’s a mistaken belief based on the unsound argument. [NO! A fallacy is not a mistaken

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    Love Is a Fallacy

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    love is a fallacy An Analysis of Max Shulman’s Love is a Fallacy Robert de la Rosa South Texas College Ms. Laura Steinert English 1302.W06 October 21‚ 2008 Fallacious Woman: An Analysis of Max Shulman’s Love is a Fallacy Reading is a favorite past time of many people in the world. It has the power to transport the reader to other places and times that he might never be able to see. Reading can even take the reader to places that do not exist‚ or places that once did but will never

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