Logical Fallacies Logical fallacies are errors in reasoning‚ defects that weaken arguments. At first they might seem correct. but if they are examined closely‚ it is obvious that they are incorrect. Critical thinkers recognize these fallacies in newspapers‚ advertisements‚ and other places so they can make good decisions in all areas of their lives. Here are some of the most common fallacies: Circular Reasoning: Supporting a premise with a premise‚ rather than a conclusion. In other words‚
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Patient Name: Patrick Platt Patient ID: 771033 Room No: 560 Date of Admission: 08/30/---- Admitting Physician: William Payne‚ MD Admitting Diagnosis: Rule out fracture of left arm. CHIEF COMPLAINT: Pain and swelling‚ left upper arm. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient is an elderly male‚ who fell four days prior to admission. He noted immediate pain and swelling in the area just above his left elbow. He presented to the emergency
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with Treasonous Aspirations History has portrayed Patrick Henry as a radical man‚ a title that few men can wear with ease yet‚ Patrick Henry‚ was synonymous with the word in the minds of colonists and British Empire. Even though many of us know Henry for his immortal words‚ we know very little about the hero that contributed greatly to the revolutionary cause. As we glimpse into the past‚ I hope to give you a brief look into the life of Patrick Henry as well as pop culture ’s take on the revolutionary
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August 27‚ 2013 P4 Psychological Perspectives Patrick Star can be described as one of the dumbest starfish in the sea. He wears green shorts with purple flowers on them. He has a best friend named Spongebob Squarepants who is always an air head. Patrick’s ancestors all had a brain development problem. They forgot things easily but they can be very smart at times. They are good at doing nothing and making things worse. They started to wear cloths so they can be accepted in the Bikini Bottom
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MaryKate Hastie Mr. Perry English 101 February 13‚ 2013 Love is a Fallacy Is Max Schulman’s novel‚ Love is a Fallacy‚ anti-women or anti men? Although the answer to this question is very argumentative‚ many people would read this essay and immediately agree that this essay was written in an anti-woman perspective. However‚ there are those who would view this essay in the anti-men perspective as well. Moreover‚ neither view is 100% accurate. The story does‚ in fact‚ have a number of anti-women
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Tom Buchanan is considered the main villain or antagonist of the story The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tom Buchanan possesses many unadmirable traits. He is a very racist man who believes that white people are the supreme and dominant race on Earth. He is also a violent man as he inflicts physical pain to other women. Firstly‚ Tom Buchanan is racist and his thoughts are that whites are the superior race among all human races. He makes several racist statements during his dinner with his
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Logical Fallacies Fallacies of Relevance Ad Hominem Refers to a personal attack on an arguer’s reputation or character rather than the argument itself. Usually seen in political debates Example: Teddy Roosevelt’s attacks on William Howard Taft’s obesity. Attacking the Motive Refers to focusing on an attack against an arguer’s supposed motivation or bias rather than focusing on the argument itself. Usually points to how the arguer would benefit from his own argument. Example: Flower
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Gambler’s fallacy 1 Gambler’s fallacy The Gambler’s fallacy‚ also known as the Monte Carlo fallacy (because its most famous example happened in a Monte Carlo Casino in 1913)[1] . Also referred to as the fallacy of the maturity of chances‚ which is the belief that if deviations from expected behaviour are observed in repeated independent trials of some random process‚ future deviations in the opposite direction are then more likely. For example‚ if a fair coin is tossed repeatedly and tails
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Fallacies in an Argument The essay “ Death” written by an anonymous author; presented in the text Read‚ Reason‚ Write published in the year 2008‚ is an example of a fallacious argument. In “Death” the author endorses the death penalty as a viable option for New York. This essay was written as a rebuttal to the editorial titled “New York on the Brink” that was posted in the Washington post it suggested that New York should not advocate the death penalty as law. The author argues that
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Composition of advanced English Love Is a Fallacy Love is a fallacy. This definition became true the moment Mr. Darcy met Elizabeth Bennet. Apparently‚ the love that belongs to Darcy and Elizabeth contains too much fallacies and accidents. Rarely could anybody believe that this miraculous relationship would happen in our daily life; nevertheless‚ this story precisely indicates the essence of a solid love affair which is truly enlightening
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