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    Post-Hoc Fallacy Analysis

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    always accurate. In the article‚ Miner argues that because labor “unions have been increasing wage rates” and a depression‚ inflation‚ and unemployment have ensued means that the labor unions have caused these economic downturns. According to Post-Hoc Fallacy‚ this reasoning isn’t always correct because there could be other factor influencing the economic problems other than the labor unions. Raised interest rates‚ deregulation‚ and even wars can affect the economy in harmful ways; the connection between

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    Agile Project Management www.ccpace.com w ww.ccpace.com © 2003-2008 CC Pace Systems‚ All Rights Reserved Committed Partner. Creating Results. 1 Table of Contents I. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 3 II. The Problem: Project Manager as Uninspired Taskmaster ........................................................... 4 III. The Solution: Project Manager as Visionary Leader

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    PCR0025 Critical Thinking All Foundation ONLINE NOTES LOGICAL FALLACIES Logical fallacy: An argument that contains a mistake in reasoning. 2 major groups: 1. Fallacies of relevance 2. Fallacies of insufficient evidence Fallacies of Relevance Mistakes in reasoning that occur because the premises are logically irrelevant to the conclusions. 1. Personal Attack 2. Attacking the motive 3. Look Who’s Talking (Tu Quoque) 4. Two Wrongs Make a Right 5. Scare Tactics 6. Appeal to Pity 7

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    Constitutional Review- Two Distinct Approaches [pic] Word Count (including footnotes): 2‚517 British English Constitutional Review- Two Distinct Approaches “Thirty Years of Roe v. Wade: Death‚ Deceit‚ Depression” wrote the editor of the Leadership University newsletter on August 13th 2006[1]. Indeed‚ the Supreme Court decision that went on to legalize abortion in all fifty U.S. states is still controversial thirty-four years later. In the Netherlands‚

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    Fallacy within the “App Store”: A Critique of “The Common App Fallacy” In “The Common App Fallacy” written by Damon Beres‚ he argues that students would have a better chance at getting into college by banning the College Application which‚ he says‚ does not help students conduct individualized searches for colleges but is rather a “cheap‚ money-making scheme”. The author informs the audience that due to the convenience the Common Application‚ lack of commitment to personal college applications has

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    Fallacies of the Assault Weapons Ban Abstract Violent crime is a growing problem in our country. Politicians are always looking for new laws to impose on their people in order to combat the problem. Unfortunately‚ some of these laws are written by individuals who do not possess a thorough knowledge of the topic they are attempting to regulate. One example of these laws is the Federal Assault Weapons Ban that was in place from 1994-2004. This law made it illegal to produce or purchase a firearm

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    Based on my experience‚ Fallacies of Premises categories “…involve illegitimate citation or discussion of evidence.” are the most common fallacious interpretive approaches. The fallacy of Partial Evidence is one of the most used types of fallacies of premise‚ “Limitations of time or implicit commitment to a preunderstanding can cause the student to deal with only a part of the relevant evidence‚ leading to a skewed interpretation.” An example is when someone uses only partial information they have

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    TO BELONG IS NOT NECESSARILY TO IDENTIFY WITH IT In our social life‚ each person has one’s own roles and responsibilities‚ attitudes and values. Since every individual is unique and distinct compared to one another‚ these elements that construct our individuality are not always similar. Similarities and reflection of our values make us belong to a group‚ but the differences are barriers that stop ourselves from being recognized as an indivisible part of it. Belonging and identity are inseparable;

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    Identify Core Competency

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    IDENTIFYING CORE COMPETENCIES FOR ELECTRONIC RESOURCES LIBRARIANS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY LIBRARY A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE TEXAS WOMAN‘S UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION BY SARAH W. SUTTON‚ M.L.S. DENTON‚ TEXAS MAY 2011 TEXAS WOMAN‘S UNIVERSITY DENTON‚ TEXAS December 3‚ 2010 To the Dean of the Graduate School: I am submitting herewith a dissertation written

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    cold because we feel sympathy. We sometimes slam the door when we are angry. Sometimes‚ we have no control over our emotions. However‚ emotions may go as far as to reason with our minds‚ validating/disproving claims irrationally. Emotional reasoning fallacy is the error of letting our emotions to dictate our logical thinking and validation capabilities. We refuse to accept facts and evidence because they cause emotional distress to ourselves. A great example would be charity statistics. The Justice Board

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