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    Informal Urbanism

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    Ashley Arana P & D #2 Juan Arbona November 24‚ 2014 Motorbike Taxis in the Informal Economy Anyone who has lived in or visited Hanoi would agree that transiting the city is a surreal experience. There is no escaping the countless motorbikes and riding on one while in Hanoi is almost inevitable. On almost every busy street there are men sitting on their motorbikes parked on the sidewalks yelling out‚ “motto‚ motto”‚ signaling that they’ll serve as taxis. Whether you are a foreigner or a local‚ if

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    Logic Fallacies

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    WHAT IS FALLACY: A "fallacy" is a mistake‚ and a "logical" fallacy is a mistake in reasoning. There are‚ of course‚ other types of mistake than mistakes in reasoning. For instance‚ factual mistakes are sometimes referred to as "fallacies". However‚ the Fallacy Files is specifically concerned‚ not with factual errors‚ but with logical ones. In logic‚ the term "fallacy" is used in two related‚ but distinct ways. For example: 1. "Argumentum ad Hominem is a fallacy." 2. "Your argument is a

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    Gambler’s fallacy 1 Gambler’s fallacy The Gambler’s fallacy‚ also known as the Monte Carlo fallacy (because its most famous example happened in a Monte Carlo Casino in 1913)[1] . Also referred to as the fallacy of the maturity of chances‚ which is the belief that if deviations from expected behaviour are observed in repeated independent trials of some random process‚ future deviations in the opposite direction are then more likely. For example‚ if a fair coin is tossed repeatedly and tails

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    Fallacies in Advertising

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    Fallacies in Advertising According to Bassham et al. (2002)‚ a logical fallacy is “an argument that contains a mistake in reasoning” (p. 140). There are two types of logical fallaciesfallacies of relevance‚ and fallacies of insufficient evidence. Fallacies of relevance happen when the premises are not logically relevant to the conclusion. Fallacies of insufficient evidence occur when the premises do not provide sufficient evidence to support the conclusion. Though there are several logical fallacies

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    Types of Fallacies

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    This paper will describe three types of logical fallacies. Logical fallacies are errors in reasoning. Once a person becomes familiar with them‚ they can identify logical fallacies in others’ arguments. A person can also avoid using logical fallacies or use them to their advantage to convince others of something differentiates the facts from the fallacies‚ this could help people make a better and more productive decision To define what a fallacy is one must understand what an argument is. An

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    receiver. There is two types of communication which known as formal communication and informal communication. Referring to our topic is there informal communication important to an organization or not? In my point of view‚ informal communication is essential in organization

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    Types of Fallacies

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    FALLACIES OF RELEVANCE 1. Appeal to Force If you suppose that terrorizing your opponent is giving him a reason for believing that you are correct‚ then you are using a scare tactic and reasoning fallaciously. Example: David: My father owns the department store that gives your newspaper fifteen percent of all its advertising revenue‚ so I’m sure you won’t want to publish any story of my arrest for spray painting the college. Newspaper editor: Yes‚ David‚ I see your point. The story really

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    How to avoid the Swimmer’s Shoulder in order to enjoy the time in the pool With a reputation of a relatively low-impact sport that significantly benefits both physical and mental health‚ the swimming easily places itself among the most popular sports activities in the United States and counts over a million competitive and recreational swimmers. The swimming combines body’s strength and flexibility which makes it an ideal fitness activity. However‚ due to the repetitive overhead motion of the swimming

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    Employment Termination: How to Avoid Legal Ramifications Tonya Walker Employment & Recruitment Emmanuel College Prof. Julie DeCosta October 15‚ 2014 Summary Termination is one of the most difficult tasks a manager or supervisor will have to perform. Managers & supervisors‚ or those responsible for the hiring and firing in an organization‚ need to have a good understanding of everything that is involved in an employee exiting the company. The decision to terminate an individual’s

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    What is Plagiarism? On the first place‚ if you do not understand what plagiarism is‚ you cannot avoid it. Plagiarisms are of different types. It is defined as copying ideas‚ words or work of someone else and clearing them off as owns. This could also mean clearly using material of others without his acknowledge. A wrong appropriation and publication of even expressions can be termed as Plagiarism. In simple terms‚ it is cheating oneself with knowledge. Plagiarism is often unintentional‚ however

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