Emily Long Mrs. Ward English 11AS August 26‚ 2014 11 AS Summer Reading Project Thank You For Arguing: What Aristotle‚ Lincoln‚ and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion is a title written by the not-so-famous‚ (but extremely well-versed) Jay Heinrichs. Although the title is indeed a mouthful‚ it serves its purpose in drawing the reader in. Also; the extremely long title is a little hint of what Heinrichs entails in his book‚ an endless supply of information on how to correctly and
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English 122: Composition II Ancillary Materials Avoiding Fallacies in Argument A logical fallacy is a mistake in reasoning that invalidates the claims that someone else is making. Fallacious reasoning is false or faulty reasoning. It often mimics logical argumentation in subtle ways. Certain varieties of fallacious reasoning are so prevalent that they have been given names. Many of the informal logical fallacies have Latin names because many of them were identified during the medieval period.
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What is Philosophy? While Philosophy has no clear cut definition‚ it can be described as the act of questioning ideas‚ thoughts‚ and beliefs to try to form answers supported by good reasoning. These answers are not always clearly supported by fact like scientific questions‚ but use logic to express what a person views as correct. Questions of a philosophical nature can be grouped into four main branches and use a method of arguments and logic to support a reasonable opinion or view. Four major
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Jesse James Kalmus Persuasion/Civic Engagement Fall 2014 Fallacy Case Study The second I started looking I could easily find logical fallacies through media. From television series‚political debates and sources like Fox News and CNN you could easily spot the concepts we talked about in class and in our reading. The first clip is from a Seinfeld episode. My mother and I have seen about every episode. Elaine is getting her phone reconnected but the phone company is giving her a new number with
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winning at argument. Logical fallacies undermine arguments. They are a source of enduring fascination‚ and have been studied for at least two-and-a-half millennia. Knowledge of them is useful‚ both to avoid those used inadvertently by others and even to use a few with intent to deceive. The fascination and the usefulness which they impart‚ however‚ should not be allowed to conceal the pleasure which identifying them can give. I take a very broad view of fallacies. Any trick of logic or language
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Associate Level Material Open-Book Philosophy Quiz After reading this week’s required readings‚ take this open-book philosophy quiz. Answer the following questions in paragraph form. This is a short-answer worksheet‚ not an essay composition. 1. What is philosophy? Include a brief description of the different branches of philosophy Philosophy is the pursuit of knowledge or wisdom generally topic specific. Philosophers aim to answer three main questions which have become the three
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Jennifer Gleason AIU PHIL201-1203A-08 Introduction to Philosophy Sunday‚ June 24‚ 2012 Logical fallacies My whole paper will be over the logical fallacies and the examples I had made for each one. Now this all have to do with some kind of philosophy terms and what they truly mean but in my own words and examples. 1. Mere Assertion- Mere Assertion is when someone doesn’t want to give up an argument even known they can’t prove their right with no evidence. * Example: My daughter
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LORENZO BROWN EN1420 exercise 3.1 Identify the Logical Fallacies 1. Mabel is not qualified to lead the school board because she used to drink liquor in her 20s. A. Ad Hominem; This is under Ad Hominem because the arguer is supporting her claim by pulling information from the her personal life instead of using the knowledge they know about the subject being a leader. 2. A child can be either an athlete or a good student. a. Either-or; this is under the Either-or category because the argument comes
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1. Which of the following standards of thinking relates to how one might verify the truth of a statement or claim? (Points :1) Clarity Relevance Depth Accuracy Breadth Question 2. 2. Although Marquis had been working on research for a year‚ he listened to the other people at his company as they presented different conclusions after his presentation and examined their ideas in the hope of finding out new information. Marquis displayed which
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1) Only one in four Australians say they would vote for the Gillard Government‚ therefore the Gillard government is unpopular. 2) The Gillard Government is unpopular because of her inadequate governing skills and the introduction of carbon tax. 3. (a) Argument (b) Explanation (c) Argument (d) Explanation 4. No‚ statement two is not valid as human beings could be killed by accident‚ or by natural disasters.. Statement one has no counter argument as murder only applies to humans‚ therefore
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