Logic & Critical Thinking - PHIL-C115-002: MIDTERM- — P A G E 1 — 1. "Critical Thinking" is another name for logic. | True | x | False | 2. In the broadest sense‚ _______________‚ is just any matter that is in dispute‚ in doubt‚ or simply "up for review." | logic | | critical thinking | x | an issue | | a premise | 3. Learning how to distinguish between good and bad arguments makes one a better global citizen. x | True | | False | 4. Premises and conclusions are
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values‚ and behaviors. • Know the four different appeals from Aristotle. • Know the types of arguments (deduction‚ induction‚ analogies‚ cause and authority). Don’t neglect this one. • Know the different faulty arguments. Focus on hasty generalization‚ faulty use of authority‚ slippery slope‚ ad ignorantiam‚ ad hominem‚ non-sequitir‚ ad populum. There are 5 questions on these so don’t neglect this. • Know the difference between a claim of fact‚ value‚ and policy. • Know the difference
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS REPORT FORM FOR OPPOSING OPINION ARTICLES Student Name: Course: HTH 3553 Title: Do video games lead to violence Issue:16 1. Author and major thesis of the Yes side. Douglas A. Gentile and Craig A. Anderson‚ Thesis: Violent video games cause several physiological changes in children that lead to aggressive and violent behavior. Pg. 298 2. Author and major thesis of the No side. Cheryl K. Olson The major thesis on the NO side is that Cheryl K
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FOOD PEDDLERS: Stop them for our children’s sake DO you know exactly what your children are eating while they are at school? Most parents are careful of their children’s diet‚ at home and at school. Many children bring home-cooked meals to school while some buy them at the school canteen‚ which is monitored by the school authorities and the Health Ministry. School canteens have a menu and price list‚ and under a directive from the Education Ministry‚ sale of junk food is prohibited. However
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Impact of Stereotyping People are not born with any pre-existing beliefs. Our first exposure to beliefs comes from the people in our lives like family and friends. Once we reach a certain age‚ we discover stereotypes or find us stereotyping others. As a teenager or young adult I have‚ as well as many others‚ experienced it or projected it towards someone else. Never have there been positive results for those involved but somehow it is acceptable behavior in our society. Dated as far back as
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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 not obligated to render emergency road service. For similar reasons‚ if a person suffers a heart attack on the street‚ a passing physician is not obligated
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there is something predetermining the man to head back home to his wife on that day‚ it does not mean he would head back home to his wife every day after work. Another problem made is that Schopenhauer is making a common fallacy‚ that being the hasty generalization fallacy. He generalizes in saying that the man will finish work and go straight home to their lives‚ but that
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expert on whether or not this product will be bigger than drones. The same goes for Giorgio with James Harden’s beard‚ and so on. The last fallacy I found was hasty generalization. Every person shown in the commercial just assumes the product will be bigger than all the examples‚ without any given explanation‚ thus‚ creating many hasty generalizations used throughout the entire
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as boys… or as strong or as athletic.” By laughing at the girl’s suggestion‚ the coach demeans the girls causing them feel unimportant and ashamed. In addition‚ when he suggests that girls are not “as strong or as athletic”‚ he establishes a hasty generalization which places them in a separate‚ lower category than the boys. In turn‚ this provokes them to feel less empowered and less valued than boys. Further on in the conversation‚ the coach also states
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illustrated: (i)Hasty generalization draws a conclusion about a class based on too few or atypical cases. We commit this fallacy when move carelessly and quickly from few particular cases to a generalization. Example 3: I know that John Lee is bald but rich. Therefore‚ all bald persons are rich. • Only one particular case of being bald and rich is far from enough to support the conclusion that all bald persons are rich. The conclusion is likely to be false. So‚ it is a fallacy of hasty generalization
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