Composition 2 GE 127 Week 2 minor assignment December 28‚ 2011 Locate examples for 8 of the 15 logical fallacies discussed in this lesson in your "Dialogues: An Argument Rhetoric and Reader‚" 4th Ed.‚ by Goshgarian‚ Krueger‚ and Minc 1. Ad hominem; An Ad hominem argument is a Latin phrase that attacks the man instead of the argument. Example: You are so stupid your argument couldn’t possibly be true. Logical Fallacies or Fallacies in Argumentation retrieved on Jan. 1‚ 2011 from http://carm
Premium
Cited: Pinker‚ Steven. "The Science of Difference." The Contemporary Reader. By Gary Goshgarian. New York: Longman‚ 1999. 320-24. Print. Sanders‚ Scott Russell. "The Men We Carry in Our Minds." The Contemporary Reader. By Gary Goshgarian. New York: Longman‚ 1999. 316-19. Print. Swift‚ E. M. "Gender Inequality." The Contemporary Reader. By Gary Goshgarian. New York: Longman‚ 1999. 339-42. Print.
Premium Gender Woman
Contemporary Reader. Ed. Gray Goshgarian. 10th ed. New York: Pearson‚ 2010. Print. Epstein‚ Joseph‚ “The Culture of Celebrity.” The Contemporary Reader. Ed. Gray Goshgarian. 10th ed. New York: Pearson‚ 2010. Print. Traister‚ Rebecca‚ “Return of the Brainless Hussies.” The Contemporary Reader. Ed. Gray Goshgarian. 10th ed. New York: Pearson‚ 2010. Print. Wolpert‚ Stuart‚ “Crafting Your Image for Your 1‚000 Friends on Facebook.” The Contemporary Reader. Ed. Gray Goshgarian. 10th ed. New York: Pearson
Premium Mass media Facebook Entertainment
understanding of the article and the issue. Also‚ critical reading helps readers construct and evaluate their own argument because it is the first step of critical writing (Goshgarian and Krueger 28). Moreover‚ critical reading helps develop critical skills as an interpreter of arguments embodied not in words but in visual images (Goshgarian and Krueger 28). 2. Name and apply the six basic steps in reading critically. The basic steps in reading critically
Premium Fallacy Critical thinking
Cameron (C.J.) Thompson Miss Saara Raassu English 1113 September 3‚ 2012 Summary: Benjamin Barber’s The Educated Student Many would say that our current school system is flawed in many ways‚ one of which is the manner in which they get funding and quality of the information they are implanting into our children’s minds. There however is a way we can fix this‚ that is if we take on a movement of Interdependence‚ this means everyone has a sense of citizenship in their community and the world
Premium
so. People from various cultures and backgrounds populate the land‚ looking for a new way of life and a chance for new beginnings. In the essay 300 million and counting‚ by Joel Garreau‚ in Chapter 1 of the book “What Matters in America by Gary Goshgarian‚” the author explains how almost every individual living in the states today arrived to America from somewhere else at some point or another
Premium United States Immigration to the United States European Union
” Exploring Language. Ed. Gary Goshgarian. 13th ed. Pearson‚ 2011. 452-60. Print. 2) Obama‚ Barack. “Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address.” Exploring Language. Ed. Gary Goshgarian. 13th ed. Pearson‚ 2011. 466-470. Print. 3) Flower‚ Linda. “Writing for an Audience.” Exploring Language. Ed. Gary Goshgarian. 13th ed. Pearson‚ 2011 91-93. Print. 4) Birk‚ Newman P.‚ and Genevieve B. Birk. “Selection‚ Slanting‚ and Charged Language.” Exploring Language. Ed. Gary Goshgarian. 13th ed. Pearson‚ 2011. 116-123
Free United States African American Martin Luther King, Jr.
her essay with statistics from “a 2000 Interprise poll” that found that “50 percent of kids under 12 believe that becoming famous is part of the American Dream” (Goshgarian 266). The fact that “50 percent” of children consider fame to be an important‚ desirable goal means that most kids believe fame will give them happiness (Goshgarian 266). Nearly half of American teens will go on to pursue fame in some way‚ and hundreds of thousands will seriously change their lifestyles in an attempt to become
Premium Personal life Happiness Religion
Dishonesty in Political Language Has dishonestly in politics and political language simply becoming acceptable to the American voter? While many political officials conduct themselves honorably‚ dishonesty among high-ranking public figures has become all too common in the media as of late. The frequency of presidential candidates making untrue statements‚ omitting or misstating critical information‚ or downright lying to the American people about their own past is becoming extremely concerning.
Premium President of the United States United States Mass media
Kamenetz‚ Anya . “Generation Debt”. The Contemporary Reader. Gary Goshgarian. Eleventh Edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education‚ 2013. 147-151. Print Grossman‚ Lev . “Grow Up? Not So Fast”. The Contemporary Reader. Gary Goshgarian. Eleventh Edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education‚ 2013. 157-165. Print Healy‚ Ryan . “Twentysomething: Be Responsible‚ Go Back Home After College”. The Contemporary Reader. Gary Goshgarian. Eleventh Edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education‚ 2013.
Premium High school Pearson Education Education