decision making Questions Rhetorical devices I‚ rhetorical devices II‚ rhetorical devices III‚ rhetorical devices IV‚ and proof surrogates and repetition Fallacies that involve appeals to emotion‚ some 100% Score: 15 / 15 non-emotion-based 10 11 12 13 14 15 fallacies‚ and two wrongs make a right The ad hominem fallacy‚ the genetic fallacy‚ straw man‚ false dilemma‚ slippery slope‚ misplacing 100% the burden of proof‚ and begging the question Concept: The stages of decision making Mastery
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1. Which of the following standards of thinking relates to how one might verify the truth of a statement or claim? (Points :1) Clarity Relevance Depth Accuracy Breadth Question 2. 2. Although Marquis had been working on research for a year‚ he listened to the other people at his company as they presented different conclusions after his presentation and examined their ideas in the hope of finding out new information. Marquis displayed which
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Logical fallacies are imperfections in cognitive thinking that can lead to illogical thoughts and statements. Debates are the best-known producer of logical fallacies‚ since they tend to transpire when opinions are being discussed. Furthermost‚ logical fallacies impersonate reasonable statements‚ but are mere attempts to influence the listener by engaging their emotions instead of their minds. Fallacies have long been used to corrupt and control the perception of the masses‚ in such perfect manner
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“like I hardly knew her anymore” which emphasises their changed relationship. | |“The clouds were out and a storm was threatening” (p 105) |Pathetic fallacy tone‚ foreshadowing |When Tom visits the police station‚ the negative description of the weather‚ with the aminous storm “threatening” reflects his own emotional turmoil through pathetic fallacy. | |“I’m not saying Daniel was innocent‚ what he did was wrong‚ very wrong‚ but he was no criminal” (p135) |Repetition‚ conditional conjunction (“but”)
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Argument from force Rationalization Peer Pressure No Fallacy Points Received: 0 of 1 Comments: Question 2. Question : “If I give this homeless person a dollar then I’ll have to give the next guy a dollar and so forth … I’ll end up broke!” Student Answer: Ad hominem Slippery slope Burden of Proof False Dilemma No Fallacy Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 3. Question :
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1. Question : A fallacy is an argument that CORRECT makes a mistake in deriving a conclusion. has a false conclusion. is a sound inductive argument. 2. Question : After being told that she is being punished for lying‚ a child responds by telling her mother that she also lied. This response may involve which fallacy? Student Answer: CORRECT Ad hominem (tu quoque) Ad verecundiam (ex libris) INCORRECT Ad misericordiam (ex ante)
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Module 03 Written Assignment - Identifying Fallacious Reasoning in a Text Read the following text and answer the multiple choice questions below it. The numbers in the margins correspond with the questions. My friend Jacob and I frequently get together for long conversations at a local restaurant. What might start out as a simple dinner among friends can turn into an evening long debate‚ the finer points punctuated by the occasional pint and usually ended with coffee and dessert. Only recently
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1) Only one in four Australians say they would vote for the Gillard Government‚ therefore the Gillard government is unpopular. 2) The Gillard Government is unpopular because of her inadequate governing skills and the introduction of carbon tax. 3. (a) Argument (b) Explanation (c) Argument (d) Explanation 4. No‚ statement two is not valid as human beings could be killed by accident‚ or by natural disasters.. Statement one has no counter argument as murder only applies to humans‚ therefore
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of the error or fallacy? i. Premises are not known to be true: at least one is false ii. Begging the question: mere restatement iii. Begging the question: restatement through synonymy iv. Begging the question: circular reasoning v. Begging the question: implicit controversial premises vi. Begging the question: arbitrary redefinition of terms vii. Begging the question: other b. How do know that this fallacy is being committed
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the Logical Fallacies Handlist and it states that fallacies are statements that might sound reasonable or superficially true but are actually flawed or dishonest. It is important to avoid logical fallacies as they undermine your argument. There are several types of logical fallacies and to keep track of all of them you can separate them into different categories. There are four different main categories that the certain types can go into; they are fallacies of relevance‚ component fallacies‚ fallacies
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