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    similarities between the issues during the “Red Scare” and the events in Salem. One similarity that really stands out is Miller’s point that‚ “Both had the menace of concealed plots‚ but most startling were the similarities in the rituals of defense‚ the investigative routines: 300 years apart‚ both prosecutions alleged membership of a secret‚ disloyal group.” Miller’s points are very accurate and perfectly depict life for those in 1692 and the 1950’s. The “Red Scare” and Salem are dreadfully alike because

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    Fallacies and Weaknesses

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    Rebecca History 112 Fallacies and Weaknesses February 9‚ 2010 In his article‚ “Blacks Should Stop Agitating for Political Equality‚” Atlanta Exposition‚ 1895‚ Booker T. Washington said that blacks should take advantage of the new opportunities given to them rather than fight for more rights. Though he understood this tendency‚ saying‚ “… it is not strange that in the first years of our new life we began at the top instead of at the bottom; that a seat in Congress or the state legislature

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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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    The Fear Factor The Salem Witch Trials and the 1950’s Red Scare were both the product of fear‚ hysteria‚ suspicion‚ and false accusations. These black events in American history had countless similarities that led to the persecution of many innocent individuals. In many ways‚ these events were initiated because of human nature and fear of the unknown. It is a natural instinct of all animals to proceed with caution when presented with something that is different. This reaction is a defense mechanism

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    A Fallacy Nunn Analysis

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    filled with fallacies misleading the reader in the path the writer wants you to think. A fallacy is a mistaken belief‚ especially one based on unsound arguments. A big topic right now is Equality for men in abusive situations. Park Rapids Enterprise posted a letter to the editor‚ written by Carol Nunn on this topic. This letter was written about any specific article but she speaks on how she feels on Men’s rights. She did do a very good job of getting her point out but‚ a few fallacies were noticed

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    Fallacy Of Usher

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    The tarn that surrounds the house is just one of the barriers that prevent contact with the outside world. Pathetic Fallacy‚ which is when nature reflects human emotions and seems to respond to human actions‚ can be seen as Roderick’s state of depression and isolation coincides with the dreary‚ dark‚ and gloomy aspects of the setting and house itself. The Usher family

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    Cohen Fallacy

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    1. The (first) Cohen Fallacy is a term used to describe the erroneous method by which Cohen argues that socialism is superior to capitalism. In this method‚ one compares an ideal form of an economic governing system to a realistic form of an economic system and claims that the former is better. The issue here is that one makes a comparison between vastly different systems operating under differing assumptions‚ and therefore fails to compare them properly. Hence‚ the claim that one could be better

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    A Formal fallacy is an error in logic that can be seen in the argument’s form without requiring an understanding of the argument’s content. All formal fallacies are specific types of non sequiturs. * Appeal to probability – takes something for granted because it would probably be the case‚ (or might possibly be the case). * Argument from fallacy – assumes that if an argument for some conclusion is fallacious‚ then the conclusion itself is false. * Base rate fallacy – making a probability

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    discussing some of the major logical fallacies. A fallacy is a mistaken belief that is used to try and win an argument such as: Elephants are animals. You’re an animal. That makes you an elephant. The mistake here is the belief that since elephants are animals‚ anything considered an animal is an elephant. To detect a fallacy‚ look out for a bad proof‚ the wrong number of choices‚ or a disconnect between the proof and the conclusion. To detect the all natural fallacy by breaking it in half. Some of the

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    Answers to fallacy exercise‚ Part 2. I. Identify the fallacies of sufficiency committed by the following arguments‚ giv­ing a brief explanation for your answer. If no fallacy is committed‚ write "no fallacy."1 1. The Daily News carried an article this morning about three local teenagers who were arrested on charges of drug possession. Teenagers these days are nothing but a bunch of junkies. Hasty Generalization – not enough examples. 2. If a car breaks down on the freeway‚ a passing mechanic is

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