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    the photo. Also‚ people who are self-cautions about themselves are attracted to these ad. The confidence on the man’s face can imply that by using these shampoo and deodorant‚ you can also gain the confidence he has. Most advertisement uses logical fallacies to

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    Introduction What is a role model? A role model‚ defined by the Oxford English Dictionary is “a person who other people look to as an example to be imitated.” There are different types of people whose characteristics and traits are held in high regards and are imitated by others. There are many types of role models‚ whether social‚ religious‚ political‚ commercial or from the arts. Typical role models of our generation from these groups are The Pope‚ Barack Obama‚ Steve Jobs‚ Bill Gates and Pharrell

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    Celena Maxwell Lifson‚ Beth WR 122 April 16th‚ 2013 Predator versus Prey            Advertisements are an everyday part of our lives‚ whether we look at them subconsciously or consciously they influence us. Imagine how many ads you have seen in your lifetime and how they have affected you over time. “Two Way a Woman Can Get Hurt” by Jean Kilbourne is an article about how the objectification of women in advertising can lead to violence because ads shows a truth and this truth is that women are

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    Herring The fallacies Ad Hominem and Red Herring are closely related; however‚ they are not the same and must remain distinct. Ad Hominem is an invalid argument that attacks the person rather than the policy that they are bringing across. An example of this would be a student demeaning a teacher’s grading by insulting her intelligence. On the other hand‚ Red Herring is a fallacy that involves bringing up irrelevant information in order to avoid bringing attention to the real issue. This fallacy is a distraction

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    1. Describe why it is important to read critically. Critical reading allows writers to discover an author’s purpose‚ identify his/her tone and persuasive elements‚ recognize his/her position on an issue‚ and explore the strengths and weaknesses of an author’s argument‚ making readers have a deep understanding of the article and the issue. Also‚ critical reading helps readers construct and evaluate their own argument because it is the first step of critical writing (Goshgarian and Krueger 28). Moreover

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    much stronger argument than author Dan Levine. This assumption is supported by various rhetorical strategies. In contrast‚ Levine consistently commits fallacies. Author Dan Levine of “Wal-Mart’s Big City Blues” argues against Wal-Mart because it does not abide by the living wage ordinance of Hartford‚ CT. The use of rhetorical strategies and fallacies in both essays will be evaluated to better determine if one author’s argument is more legitimate than the other. Malanga’s essay is well composed of

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    4. Identify and define at least two fallacies. Give an example from your personal experience (what you have heard‚ read‚ or said) for each fallacy. False dilemma‚ this fallacy offers us only two choices when in fact there more options. The example I have read is “God exists or there is no explanation for the creation of the universe” Which this is not true there are many different opinions on the creation of the universes. Appeal to Emotion‚ this fallacy is trying to establish a point by arousing

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    Answer (i) Compound argument is one claim made up by two claims with using “or” or “and” to combine the two claims in the sentence. The argument has multiplicity on at least one side of the statement. For example‚ apple is not orange or apple could not make an orange juice. Although there are two claims in this sentence‚ but it just can be considered as one claim only. Source: http://www.westminsterreformedchurch.org/Logic/LogicTerms/LogicTerms.compound%20argument.htm Answer (ii) Concealed

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    JOHN PAUL T. ANGELES INTFILO 1. Foundation of truth Sense experience is nothing without reason. Reason without sense experience is nothing so both are dependent from one another to gain knowledge both perspective is better to use. We need our personal reasons to help us live our lives and be able to know our purpose of live‚ but to do that we also need the help from our 5 senses and these senses help us to have new experiences. An example is a student wishes to know what is the best technique

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    believe that does help if you can understand fallacies. I watched the video before I read the chapters and I felt like I was just listening to someone trying to change the way I understood life. Once I read the chapters and learn the different fallacies I was able to understand more of what he was trying to accomplish.   I do believe that a person can persuade others of a valid argument by using their emotions. There are a few different fallacies that are based on emotions such as; argument

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