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    Identify Controls

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    Identify Controls 18 points (2 points each) What control or controls would you recommend in a computer processing system to prevent the following situations? A. Working through the main control console‚ the night shift computer operator made a change in a payroll program to alter his rate of pay in his favor. -operator should not have access to program documentation (source code) -use password -console log should be reviewed for unauthorized activity B. A customer payment recorded

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    Identify a Bottleneck

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    Every day whether at work or at home‚ there are things that we do that can be improved upon. One way to improve upon them is to look at the processes and identify any issues or bottlenecks. Bottlenecks can occur at any point within the process from preparation to the completion of the process. To steam line a process it is imperative to identify possible issues where bottlenecking occurs. My flow chart for this assignment looked at the time it took me to get ready for work in the morning and getting

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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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    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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    One of the most apparent logical fallacies in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible‚ is called “No True Scotsman‚” or rather‚ an appeal to purity to emphasize an argument. The play is set in a small town in Massachusetts in the late 1690s. This setting is well known for its overbearing Puritanism and its government that could almost be characterized as a theocracy. As a result of this emphasis on religion‚ the characters of the play often resort to fallacies that hold religious beliefs at the forefront of

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    Fallacies Of Feminist Theory

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    Feminist Theory http://fty.sagepub.com Exposing the fallacies of anti-porn feminism Laurie Shrage Feminist Theory 2005; 6; 45 DOI: 10.1177/1464700105050226 The online version of this article can be found at: http://fty.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/6/1/45 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Feminist Theory can be found at: Email Alerts: http://fty.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://fty.sagepub.com/subscriptions Reprints: http://www

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    Olaudah Equiano Fallacy

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    Today‚ it is known that these instances are only superficial to the true extent of the horrors on these slave ships‚ but such matters were far too delicate to publish at the time‚ and many people would most likely have rejected such a story as a fallacy. Equiano writes‚ "In this manner we continued to undergo more hardships than I can now relate‚ hardships which are inseparable from this accursed trade." (1230). While it seems like a simple statement‚ it works on the minds of the readers in a way

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    Identify a movie

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    the toys watch Andy leave sadly. This movie is very touching and I feel a lot after watching this movie. The toys leave their beloved master and try all ways to go back to their master. We can see the relationship between the toys and Andy and they love each other so much. In the day-care center‚ we can see and feel the relationship between the toys. They plan and help each other to leave. Each of them has involves in this project and they

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    Material Grade= 6/6=3 Rhetorical Strategies and Fallacies Worksheet The following are some common rhetorical strategies: Innuendo: a leading suggestion Stereotype: generalized statements relating to a group of people Loaded questions: questions based on unjustified assumptions Hyperbole: an extreme exaggeration Identify the rhetorical strategy in each of the following statements. 1. I did not say the meat was tough. I said I did not see the horse that is usually outside (W. C. Fields)

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    Fallacies and “Dirty Tricks” Identification The first person to try and categorize and systematically describe fallacies was Aristotle. He managed to identify thirteen different fallacies and divided them into two groups: Informal and Formal. The Informal Fallacy is hard to find because they can only be found and identified when you analyze the content of the argument. The Formal Fallacy is easy to identify because there is a defect to it and when you look at the logical formation of

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