Abstract This paper offers a brief explanation of the types of fallacies of an argument and an in-depth focus on logical fallacies. This paper will also identify four education-related examples of logical fallacies as well as discussions from each example on how they represent flawed interpretations that facilitate sensible arguments to others. Explanation of Logical Fallacies in Education Research shows that logical fallacies are observed in arguments through three categories: as material content
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Adedayo Adeniyi November 13‚ 2008 Expository writing An abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus from the uterus‚ resulting in or caused by its death. An abortion can occur spontaneously due to complications during pregnancy or can be induced. Abortion as a term most commonly refers to the induced abortion of a human pregnancy‚ while spontaneous abortions are usually termed miscarriages. Abortion has a long history and has been induced by various
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1912 Presidential Election Although the election of 1912 had four candidates running for president‚ the two most important were the Progressive Candidate‚ Theodore Roosevelt and the Democratic candidate‚ Woodrow Wilson. Both had their own individual views on what the future of the country should be like and what the government’s role should be. Most of their views were opposite of each other‚ but they also had a few that overlapped. Even though Wilson won the election in the end‚ both candidates
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Case #20 – Southwest Airlines Company History 1966 Rollin King approached Herb Kelleher’s law office with plan to start low-cost/lowfare airline Ran into legal problems‚ rival airlines in Texas did everything they could to block new airline Herb Kelleher was determined to start up airline 1971 – Lamar Muse Southwest CEO‚ background in industry to get it up and starting Raised $7 million in capital and private investors to purchase planes and equipment Flights started between Dallas
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THE PORN DEBATE XBCOM/275 THE PORN DEBATE One of the most controversial topics in the United States today is the pornography industry‚ a multiple billion dollar industry. The porn industry is even bigger than professional basketball‚ football and baseball put together. Americans spend more on pornography “in a year then they do on movie tickets‚ more than the do on all the performing arts combined” (Rich‚ 2011). The controversial porn debate is nothing new to the US‚ in fact as
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1. Question : (TCOs 2‚ 7 & 9) Determine which one of the rhetorical devices or fallacies covered so far in our course occurs in the passage below. In a court proceeding: "My client is a single parent and the sole provider for her six children. A guilty verdict will cause irreparable damage to her family. If she is sent to prison‚ her children will be deprived of the love and care they need from a mother. Please‚ for her children’s sake deliver a verdict of not guilty." Student Answer:Scare tactics
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THE influence of technology on the United States presidential elections is an on going debate among candidates and voters. "Has technology‚ such as the television‚ made elections more accessible‚ or has it moved candidates from pursuing issues‚ to pursuing image?" Television has pressured presidential candidates to succeed in the presentation of their image‚ instead of pursuing issues important to the well being of America‚ as a democratic nation. IN the past several decades‚ the country has
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Appeal to Pity As Good 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
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Every four years the United States endures what is know as the Presidential Elections. These elections can be ruthless and dirty as the prize at stake is a big one. Each candidate is fighting to be the president of the United States. Some go on this journey for power while others with the intentions to improve the country they are proud to call home. However‚ before anyone is given this title they must pass one of the hardest tests‚ obtaining the votes of the public. This is no small task as
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Tamika DeWese Amy Wilkinson ESL-223N 21 April 2013 The English Only Debate The education of our children with disabilities‚ disadvantages‚ and non-proficient has always been a debate. The English-only movement means English is the mandatory language for daily life used in the United States. Which at times is taught to the minorities‚ children of all ages‚ people with different backgrounds used as a second language‚ and the teachers working with them. English language learners (ELLs) benefit
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