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    Chapter 8 Fallacies Fallacies are mistakes in reasoning. In this chapter we will be concerned specifically with informal fallacies. In chapter five we already dealt with certain species of formal fallacy‚ such as denying the antecedent and affirming the consequent. A formal fallacy is an argument that contains a mistake in reasoning because of its structure. In contrast‚ an informal fallacy involves a mistake in reasoning that goes beyond the structure of the argument and that needs inspection

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    Renaissance through Modern 8 November 2014 Optimistic vs Pessimism The French author‚ Francois-Marie Arouet de Voltaire‚ wrote the novella Candide which is also known as “Optimism” (Racine 421). During Voltaire’s time‚ his works were very popular in Europe. Candide‚ which is his mockery‚ seems to be still studied today. Voltaire‚ in Candide‚ seem to strive to point out the myth of Gottfried William von Leibniz’s philosophy. He seems to criticize the worldly superiority‚ which is the theory

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    rhetorical strategies. For instance‚ the ad supplied with this review is full of rhetorical fallacies which would affect consumers to buy the manufacturer’s goods. The ad provided is a toothpaste ad that has three principal images going on to influence the buyer. Two of the images are phrases which promote the product and the other image are of an attractive woman using the toothpaste. These images contain fallacies which influence the average consumer without their knowing and are effective in getting

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    Bernasol‚ Cristine Dayonne P. Acts of FOOLISHNESS: FALLACIES The task of reaching their target audience and as well as adhering to the vast needs of their customers and all the people who rely to their market for consumption of basic needs have been one of the biggest challenges to the business industries today. Different companies from the diverse world of market today have been continuously tested on how they would effectively reach their desired market and also acquire more consumers

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    Stephanie Goldberg World History II HN Mr. Boni- 5 9 January 2016 Candide: A Book Critique Candide‚ A novel written by Voltaire‚ shows many new ideas of philosophy. First published in French in the year 1759 there have been many new publications with modern translations of the original book. In 1922‚ the book was translated by Henry Morley‚ it grew to be very popular and still is to this day. The version published by Barnes and Noble This book allows students to explore ideas of the Enlightenment

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    Enlightenment. In his satire Candide‚ he tells the story of a man named Candide’s travels around the world. In his travels‚ Candide becomes well acquainted with the evils of the world. Through Candide’s travels and its ending‚ Voltaire clearly shows his opposition toward hopeless idealism. Voltaire creates the philosopher Pangloss who has overly optimistic ideals‚ which are not based on life experiences. Voltaire mocks his philosophy using irony. For example‚ early in the novel Candide and Pangloss’s travels

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    and commercials. Bruce N. Waller defines irrelevant reason fallacy when‚ “the reasons given in support of a conclusion are irrelevant to the truth or falsity of the conclusion. The reason given may be true‚ they may be important in other contexts… but they have no bearing on the question at issue…” (Waller). Irrelevant Reason Fallacy is also known as The Red Herring Fallacy (Waller). It is easy to understand why the Red Herring Fallacy is effective. Any argument will seem legitimate when it is filled

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    In Candide‚ Voltaire created an intelligent‚ satirical‚ and in-depth argument against many popular philosophies of the day. He used his own personal correspondence with friends as a basis for many of his character‚ including using the Duchess of Saxe-Gotha as a basic outline for the character of Dr. Pangloss. In contrast with some scholar’s arguments‚ the character of Pangloss is not intended to be an irredeemable‚ maleficent‚ or essentially stupid character. He is a complex man who echoes a popular

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    astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth.” Voltaire‚ a prominent philosopher and a critic of the Catholic Church during the Enlightenment‚ wrote the novel Candide. Candide is an adventure story of Candide‚ who is at limited to the teachings of his optimistic mentor Pangloss. Pangloss states‚ “‘It is clear that things cannot be otherwise than they are‚ for since everything is made to serve an end‚ everything necessarily serves the

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    Fallacy in Car Advertisement A woman and a car equal sex? It is very interesting and yet very powerful idea of a man’s desire. This is one of the common advertisements for the car industry. In the magazine or on the television‚ we see advertisements of variety fields of product or services. Many times‚ company uses different types of fallacy to appeal people’s reasoning to make appropriate choice. It can be very distracting to focus on the correct message of the creator’s idea. At the same time

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