Kaplan University CJ340: Applied CJ Ethics Unit 4 Assignment August 26‚ 2013 Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines “slippery slope” as a course of action that seems to lead inevitably to from one action or result to another unintended consequence (Merriem-Webster‚ 2013). The “slippery slope” can refer to almost every walk of live but here it is being applied to law enforcement and accepting gratuities. Here it is referring to police officers accepting what may seem to be harmless
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The fallacy that I have chosen is Scare Tactic Define: Using fear or a threat against another person in the attempts to get them to conform to your way of thinking or desired action. Design: Scenario 1: As a car salesman I would invoke a sense of fear or urgency in the couple by stating that this car has just come in on the lot and will not last the day. I would tell them that this specific used car and the way and which it was cared for is rare. I would go on to say that this car was just posted
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Islamic faith. An extreme statement directed at restricting the flow of Radical Islam. His statement made the general American public question his intelligence‚ as any intelligent man knows that there are extremists in every aspect of society. Freakonomics was written by Steven Levitt and offers some unique stances on American economic issues. For someone to buy into Levitt’s ideas‚ Levitt may want to consider presenting his information in a significantly less blount format as well as adding more
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Assignment Overview Prepare a report for the CEO about this situation in two parts: Part One: Respond to the specific questions on the worksheet that follows (100 points possible). Part Two: Write an executive summary for the CEO (100 points possible). PART ONE: Use the case materials to complete this assignment. ANALYSIS 1. Describe one (per instructors change week one) assumptions seen in any documents provided. a. Kelly Through several emails and communications‚ Kelly assume that there
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Meritocracy & Popular Culture Alger’s book‚ Ragged Dick‚ tells the story of an ambitious‚ industrious‚ and honest boy who through hard work and some luck climbs the ladder to a better life and a higher social status. According to Alger‚ he does this not by taking advantage of other people‚ but by keeping an eye out for opportunities‚ working hard‚ and improving himself. The picture I chose was drawn by Clay Butler in 1994. It depicts a Frankenstein-like creature standing on top of a pile of dismembered
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What Office Dress Code means today? Debates are means by which individual or group of people share their views of a particular subject through arguments or forums. Debates use rhetorical appeals‚ which are logos‚ ethos and pathos to send messages across the same audience. Logos is the capacity of making the audience have confidence in the speaker by using logical explanations‚ facts and statistics. On the other hand‚ ethos is an appeal of making the audience believe that the debater’s idea is credible
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Background This CA allows you to demonstrate your knowledge on the basic elements of a formal argument and your ability to critically analyse an argumentative article. The Task There are a total of 3 sections in this assessment. You are required to answer all the questions in all 3 sections. Section 1 carries 20 marks‚ Section 2 carries 30 marks and Section 3 carries 50 marks. Altogether‚ this CA carries a total score of 100 marks. Section 1 comprises multi-choice questions (MCQs) that will
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Gus Jackson October 28‚ 2010 12 Angry Men 5. There just seems to be a general lack of relevant background information in this case. There are only the two witnesses‚ and even their stories have some doubt surrounding them. Furthermore‚ none of the jurors (as far as we know) have any significant background in dealing with these matters. It is revealed that Ed Begley has a prejudice that seems to be affecting his judgment in the case. During an exchange with one of the other jurors‚ Begley says
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Evaluate Hume’s claim that miracles are the least likely of events. (35 marks) Hume defined miracles to be a “violation of the laws of nature” According to Hume‚ no matter how strong the evidence for a specific miracle may be‚ it will always be more rational to reject the miracle than to believe in it. The definition of Hume is both logical and objective as it esquires empirical evidence‚ e.g. Ockham’s razor‚ the simplest explanation is the correct one and therefore miracles do not occur. Hume was
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Derika Elk AP English Language and Composition 2013 Summer Reading Assignment Part 1 (Susan B. Anthony) 1. Who is Susan B. Anthony? a nineteenth-century champion of the cause of woman’s suffrage. 2. What was the reason for her delivering this speech in 1873? Her reasoning for delivering her speech was for the right for women to vote. 3. What two words in the first paragraph reinforce Anthony’s argument in the speech? Two words that reinforced Anthony’s speech would be “indicted” and “lawful
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