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    The 8th fallacy is Sherman’s “Burden of proof” which initializes the idea that we do not have to tell people or show evidence that an event occurred. In several circumstances it is hard to tell someone something exist or happened when there is lack of evidence that supports that claim. Without proof people will not believe you completely since most individuals stand with science to back up your story. The first thing that came to mind would be psychic readings. There is a lot of skepticism whenever

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    elements of intentional infliction of emotional distress under North Carolina law? To state a claim for negligent infliction of emotional distress under North Carolina law‚ the plaintiff must demonstrate that "(1) the defendant negligently engaged in conduct‚ (2) it was reasonably intended foreseeable that such conduct would cause the plaintiff severe emotional distress . . .‚ and (3) the conduct did in fact cause severe emotional distress." 3) How were the elements of intentional infliction

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    radio station and disc jockeys (defendants) challenged the judgment of the Supreme Court of New York‚ which denied their motion to dismiss the plaintiff private individual complaint for failure to state a cause of action in her action alleging intentional infliction of emotional distress. According to the information provided in this case‚ the plaintiff private individual bridal photograph was published in a local newspaper along with those of other brides. The same day‚ during a broadcast‚ the

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    Marijuana as a Gateway Drug: The Causal Fallacy The marijuana plant‚ perhaps the most widely-used illicit drug in the world‚ was once demonized by authorities and the media. In the 1936 film Marijuana: Weed with Roots in Hell‚ director Dwain Esper portrayed teens smoking marijuana and then engaging in perceived evils such as nude bathing and unchaperoned partying‚ with one girl becoming pregnant. The film went on to further depict the characters becoming addicted to marijuana and committing serious

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    to fruits while watching television. So‚ in her writing she had list five reasons why she thinks that junk food is addictive. After reading this article‚ I found that this article is not well written based on several reasons such as fallacies. One of the fallacies that can be detected in this article is that this article is merely an opinion of the author. This is because the position of the author is unknown. She gave her opinion about junk food based on her experiences. For example‚ in the first

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    George sued Jerry under a theory of intentional infliction of emotional distress‚ alleging various grievances. Jerry has moved to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that even if everything George alleges in the complaint is true‚ George has failed to allege an adequate basis for liability under a theory of intentional infliction of emotional distress. The issue at hand is should the court deny the motion to dismiss. The essential elements of an action for intentional infliction of emotional distress

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    Red Herring fallacy is a fallacy‚ which someone presents a new issue‚ or argument that disturbs from the original topic. So they try to bring an unrelated subject to interfere the topic that originally was started in the beginning. For example: Daughter: Mom‚ Can I go to a party tonight? Mom: How can I be certain your not going to drink alcohol? Daughter: Ugh mom‚ how can you even consider that when I’ve been doing homework all day! This is an example of red herring because “doing homework all

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    YORK‚ APPELLATE DIVISION‚ SECOND DEPARTMENT 252 A.D.2d 488; 675 N.Y.S.2d 133; 1998 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7998 January 9‚ 1998‚ Argued July 6‚ 1998‚ Decided PRIOR HISTORY: [***1] In an action‚ inter alia‚ to recover damages for the intentional infliction of emotional distress‚ the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court‚ Kings County (Huttner‚ J.)‚ dated January 13‚ 1997‚ which granted the motion by the defendants Howard Stern and Infinity Broadcasting‚ Inc.‚ pursuant to

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    culture and violence SEVILLE STATEMENT ON VIOLENCE In 1986‚ in the Spanish city of Seville‚ the Seville Statement on Violence was elaborated by a group of international scholars belonging to different and relevant sciences. This statement was then adopted by UNESCO (1989) and endorsed by many other entities such as the American Psychological Association (1990). The Statement intends to rebate theories that have been used to justify war and violent behaviors on grounds of a

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    Petitio Principii: (circular reasoning‚ circular argument‚ begging the question) in general‚ the fallacy of assuming as a premiss a statement which has the same meaning as the conclusion. A. The least convincing kind of petitio principii is the repetition of the same words in the same order in both premiss and conclusion..  Generally‚ such an argument would not be misleading and would only be given in unusual circumstances‚ e.g.‚ the speaker is very tired‚ talking to a child‚ or talking to a

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