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    of perception and learning and reasoning. Knowledge in short is knowledge about reality; its base is perception and method reason. Hence‚ reason plays a key role being the method. It is an analytic tool for understanding what we perceive and thus contributing to our knowledge. The issue of correct and coherent reasoning is important because it is a way of finding the truth. Reasoning in true sense is guided on the basis of logic. Logic in fact is a system of reasoning. In order to reason out about

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    However‚ just because we can think critically it doesn’t mean that we always do it well. Module of “Critical Reasoning” helped me to understand of what is meant by critical thinking and to develop my own reasoning skills. As critical thinking is an activity‚ our class lessons were enriched with practical work in order to be easy understandable by students. Assignment on “Critical Reasoning” module contains an Analysis on Business Environment of Kosovo. Critical Analysis on Business Environment

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    ethics. The two are closely entwined‚ as flip sides of the same coin. Ethics concerns right conduct‚ as logic relates to right reasoning. Where logic deals with the reasoning process pertaining to the truth or falsehood of statements‚ ethics deals with the rightness or wrongness of actions. Both logic and ethics presuppose that truth and goodness are real‚ and that reasoning logically or ethically can bring us closer to the ideal or the standard. Christians believe that God is the author of Truth and

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    Deductive Reasoning 1.The ancient Greeks used Deductive reasoning to solve many things. They learned theses things form the Egyptians and the Babylonians. They learned how to solve geometric constructions like circles‚ squares‚ and pyramids‚ they also learned how to determine they lengths of objects from the Babylonians by using Pythagorean theorem. Building upon what they learned from the Egyptians and Babylonians they found fundamental truths in geometry‚ and from these truths they mad propositions

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    RELIGIOUS BELIEFS ❖ The ancient Filipinos believed in the immortality of the soul and in life after death. Their rituals were based on beliefs in a ranking deity whom they called Bathalang Maykapal and a host of other deities‚ in the environmental spirits‚ and in soul-spirits. ❖ The ancient Filipinos believed in the immortality of the soul and in life after death. Their rituals were based on beliefs in a ranking deity whom they called Bathalang Maykapal and a host of other deities‚ in

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    Logical fallacies are common errors found in an argument that are used to undermine reasoning based on logic. Its main purpose is to dupe readers into believing that the use of seemingly‚ factual information can be taken as correct information. This week’s reading provides many examples of logical fallacies including: equivocation‚ non-sequitur and a red herring. Equivocation is using half-truths to claim that your logic is correct. The use of vocabulary is essential in equivocation because those

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    widely accepted by our society‚ philosophers or more specifically logical positivists would argue against the simplicity of language. According to the man who pioneered the logical positivist movement‚ Ludwig Wittgenstein‚ “Language is a part of our organism and no less complicated than it” (Wittgenstein). But first‚ we must have an understanding of what logical positivism is and what this school of philosophy believes. Logical positivists’ view is solely based on something called verification

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    relations with the world. However‚ it applies not only to how the business interacts with the world in whole‚ but also to dealings with a single customer and even to internal actions. Every organization should include good business ethics. Moral reasoning is integral part of business ethics. L. Kohlberg determined three levels of moral development that consists of six stages. The stages of Kohlberg ’s model relate to the qualitative moral reasoning adopted by individuals. According to this model‚ a person

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    Logical Fallacies There have been many tragic events during the course of 2012 and the start of 2013 that have sparked many controversial debates. One can conclude from the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown Connecticut to the marathon bombing in Boston that something must be done‚ but what exactly must be done is the topic of debate amongst every media outlet known to man. Through the course of this whole gun control and immigration debate‚ there have been many logical fallacies used by many politicians

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    THE INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF RELIGION HAKEEM KOLAPO FUJAH APPLIED THEORY OF PEACE AND PEACE EDUCATION SERIES DISCUSSION PAPER 1 IS IT LOGICAL TO BELIEVE IN GOD? Are these extraordinary times? To win the ideological war against terrorism and protect the minds of youth from radicalization is engaging enough. Equally worrying is mounting evidence that too many people across continents may be losing their minds. Alongside possible over-population‚ joblessness and emasculation

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