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    Gambler's Fallacy Essay

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    As a shameless science geek‚ I spend the better half of my time browsing the inter-web. It was during one of these instances that I found myself scrolling through an article relating to a phenomenon‚ or rather a mistaken belief‚ known as the Gambler’s fallacy. And true to my inner geek‚ I continued to read about it in-depth‚ to get to its statistical and psychological roots. The Gambler’s fallacy is the belief that if an event has occurred more than normal during some period‚ it will happen less

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    Do You See The Jetsons Going to Church? Mark H Dillon Colorado Christian University 11 March 2015‚ Submitted: 14 March 2015 Author Note: Prepared for “History of Christianity” HIS-211-A-ON25; Professor Lilia Anand Abstract In the past 20 years the percentage of Americans that say that they believe in God has dropped by 8%. (CNSNews.com) - A new Harris Poll finds that a strong majority (74 percent) of U.S. adults say they believe in God‚ but that ’s down from the 82 percent who expressed

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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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    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 2b)

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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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    Crime is popular topic for newspapers‚ TV shows ‚ books and movies There is little relationship between crime news and actual amount of crimes Media focus primarily on violent crimes‚ even though such crimes forms only smart part of all criminal activity Appears as though police solve more crimes and arrest

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    Pity As Good Reasons with Contemporary Arguments states‚ writers use logical fallacies to gain audience approval‚ but all the statements are false (Faigley). One type of logical fallacy is the appeal to pity fallacy. For this fallacy‚ the arguer appeals to the audience’s emotional side to gain support on a claim that should be decided on more relevant or objective terms. Examples of this fallacy can be seen on commercials‚ campaigns‚ and various methods of advertising. The given examples reveal how

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    informal fallacy of weak induction. It draws a conclusion from events of an exaggerated and improbable chain reaction. The following DIRECTV commercial shows a clear example of a fallacy of slippery slope: “When you wait forever for the cable guy‚ you get bored. When you get bored‚ you start staring out windows. When you start staring out windows‚ you see things you shouldn’t see. When you see things you shouldn’t seeyou need to vanish. When you need to vanish‚ you fake your own death. When you fake

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    we all know the media. We think we cannot live without a television‚ because it gives you the feeling of missing essential information. A paper cannot substitute this information‚ but can only work in a complement way to it‚ because it is not updated every hour or even minute. Both methods of keeping in touch with information are part of the media. The question is whether the media does undermine the democracy. Are other persons deciding on what you got to see and hear or are you able to make your

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    Fallacy and Brad Pitt

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    Exercise Identify the fallacies in the following passages. A. The appeal to ignorance B. The appeal to inappropriate authority C. Argument against the person D. The appeal to emotion E. Irrelevant conclusion F. Complex Question G. False Cause H. Begging the question I. Accident J. Converse Accident 1. Brad Pitt is so cool because so many girls think he is. D‚ E‚ H 2. Einstein’s theories must be wrong because he was a very weird person. C‚ G 3. We should have imprisoned all the German and

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