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    rhetorical strategies. For instance‚ the ad supplied with this review is full of rhetorical fallacies which would affect consumers to buy the manufacturer’s goods. The ad provided is a toothpaste ad that has three principal images going on to influence the buyer. Two of the images are phrases which promote the product and the other image are of an attractive woman using the toothpaste. These images contain fallacies which influence the average consumer without their knowing and are effective in getting

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    Bernasol‚ Cristine Dayonne P. Acts of FOOLISHNESS: FALLACIES The task of reaching their target audience and as well as adhering to the vast needs of their customers and all the people who rely to their market for consumption of basic needs have been one of the biggest challenges to the business industries today. Different companies from the diverse world of market today have been continuously tested on how they would effectively reach their desired market and also acquire more consumers

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    and commercials. Bruce N. Waller defines irrelevant reason fallacy when‚ “the reasons given in support of a conclusion are irrelevant to the truth or falsity of the conclusion. The reason given may be true‚ they may be important in other contexts… but they have no bearing on the question at issue…” (Waller). Irrelevant Reason Fallacy is also known as The Red Herring Fallacy (Waller). It is easy to understand why the Red Herring Fallacy is effective. Any argument will seem legitimate when it is filled

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    Fallacy in Car Advertisement A woman and a car equal sex? It is very interesting and yet very powerful idea of a man’s desire. This is one of the common advertisements for the car industry. In the magazine or on the television‚ we see advertisements of variety fields of product or services. Many times‚ company uses different types of fallacy to appeal people’s reasoning to make appropriate choice. It can be very distracting to focus on the correct message of the creator’s idea. At the same time

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    Homework: Problem # 2‚ page 194: Logical Fallacies 2a) the electron could not have been fair – I do not know anyone who voted for the winner. Logical flaw: inadequate sampling Comment: this statement concludes based on insufficient evidence. Just because I do not know anyone who voted for winner‚ do not necessarily outlaw the fairness of the election. Before reaching any valid conclusion‚ I have to collect some data and evidence from other news sources and compare with my findings

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    Descendants The Dirty Thirties were a trying time for the majority of American Citizens. This was no exception to my maternal grandmother. As the daughter of a struggling farmer‚ Sherill supported herself‚ and paid for her secondary education via hard labor and the raising of cattle. Her financial struggles have inspired me. She has also taught me how to budget my money thoroughly to make sure that I have money to pay for the things that I want or need. When Sherrill started out her young adulthood

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    University of Phoenix Material Dawn Bratthauer 11/19/2012 Final Exam: Fallacies‚ Assumptions‚ and Arguments Part I: Fallacies THE FOLLOWING ARGUMENTS CONTAIN VARIOUS KINDS OF FALLACIES. EVALUATE EACH AND IDENTIFY THE FALLACY USING THE MATCHING LIST ON PAGE 2. 1. We can recognize that athletes who participate in sports must be given special consideration in our grading system‚ or we can let the university sink into athletic oblivion. H. False dilemma 2. I don’t know what colleges

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    In economics‚ there are many fallacies that exist. In relation to economics‚ a fallacy is a policy or theory that can be misleading if based on faulty reasoning yet is still accepted by many as fact. Economists attempt to use information based on statistics and facts in order to hypothesize relevant theories. Due to the fact that economists and others that are involved in making decisions on economic policies are human‚ human error can occur. As a result‚ policies put in place that seemed logical

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    Laken Sutton March 20‚ 2013 English 102 Gompf Revised Paper Women vs. “Love is a Fallacy” “Love is a Fallacy” is often viewed as an anti-women story. To many this piece exploits females by insulting women using stereotypes that have been around for a long time. The female sex‚ as a whole‚ has been fighting to overcome these degrading assumptions. This story uses a girl named Polly to display all women. She depicts them as ignorant and gullible individuals. During the Story‚ Polly is treated

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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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