entitled ‘AP Macroeconomics‚’ I truly had no idea what the ‘macro’ in the word meant. Of course I knew the meaning of economics—it’s everywhere in these trying times of the economy‚ plus‚ it was a vocab word in middle school. Now that I’ve read Super Freakonomics‚ I have an understanding of what the prefix in the word actually means and I find it interesting‚ perhaps even a future career option‚ or major in college. This book made me think in different ways‚ ways that I never imagined to think of before;
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Restrictions Upon Women (Final Draft) In the article “Size 6: The Western Women’s Harem”‚ Fatema Mernissi talks about how Western beauty standards harm and embarrass the female population even so as the veil does the same in extremist nations‚ if forced by authorities. She explains how the Eastern countries do not have such a rigid standard of beauty and how men are simply not part of fashion‚ in contrary to the West where fashion is used by men to control what women wear. She does this by relating
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the sense of when arguments occur I have the ability to successfully cope under the pressures in which an argument is sure to bring. Very little emotion is present and more logical thinking in handling the details and facts. By being aware of the fallacies out there that may create a problem is an effective tool in keeping arguments at a minimal. My competencies will give me the power to advance within my career‚ gain a higher salary‚ the chance to promote fairness‚ in a corporate environment and ability
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means they must have been smart – which means you’re smart” 5. All three statements listed above are incredibly loaded and slanted. There’s no way Hope can know what these incoming students are capable of‚ even if they are legacies. 7. Logical fallacies: “If your parents
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PHI 210 (Critical Thinking) Week 9 Quiz 3 Question 1 If students play video games‚ their school work will suffer‚ and they will not have the ability to succeed in life‚ ending up in lower paying jobs and needing government programs‚ which will increase our taxes. So video games will increase our taxes. CORRECT ANSWER – Slippery Slope Question 2 Professor Andrews‚ surely I deserve a B in logic. I know that I have gotten F’s on all the tests‚ but if you give me an F for my final
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Gabreille Montez Mr. Shelley ENGL 102 28 September 2013 Technology taking over job opportunity In “Is Your Job an Endangered Species?” Andy Kessler effectively organizes his work by using different grouping skills. He introduces his idea by grabbing the attention of his audience; however‚ his informal tone isolates his audience. Kessler writes to persuade the reader on his belief that the advancement in technology is negatively impacting the job industry by replacing thousands
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Part 2 – Moral Reasoning‚ Review Questions Review Questions 1. What is the difference between persuasion and argument? There are several differences between persuasion and argument. Persuasion is based on an individual’s opinion while an argument is based on presenting facts to support their position. Persuasion weighs heavily on emotions versus argument is very logic driven. 2. What is a deductive argument? An inductive argument? A deductive argument is intended to be a guarantee
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Logos‚ Ethos‚ and Pathos Whenever you read an argument‚ you must ask yourself‚ “Is this persuasive? And if so‚ to whom?” There are several ways to appeal to an audience. Among them are appealing to logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos. These appeals are prevalent in almost all argument. Definitions Logos: The Greek word “logos” is the basis for the English word “logic.” Logos is a broader idea than formal logic—the highly symbolic and mathematical logic that you might study in a philosophy course
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Argumentum ad logicam: arguing that because an argument contains a logical fallacy the argument in its entirety must therefore be discarded. Example: The opposing argument contains an appeal to emotion (pathos)‚ the author criticises the opponent’s use of pathos as though it constitutes the bulk of the argument‚ positioning the reader to feel indignant about being manipulated by the opposition‚ and to feel that they can disregard the opponent’s argument in its entirety since it is evidently based
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reason being how students approach such a topic. Although‚ Prose didn’t just use straw man for To Kill a Mocking Bird‚ but also quoted Maya Angelou often in I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read. I can evaluate that Prose did use the straw man fallacy often in her argument. I feel that her over exaggerations on those particular topics don’t have to be approach
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