Name: Do Dinh Trung [Trung] Date: August 27th 2013 Title: Chapter 2 Note SECTION 1 Experimental Method Science usually begin with observation => a piece of information gathered by using our senses To extend their senses‚ science often use tools such as ruler‚ microscopes … etc Hypothesis => a testable idea or explanation that lead to a investigation Prediction => Logical statement about wat will happen if the hypothesis is correct Observation => Question Hypothesis =>
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Jin Chung 05/28/13 Period 3 . “This is our island. It’s a good island.” (Golding 35). Contradictory to this quote‚ nature is never to be claimed by man‚ nor is always good- it is man that is controlled by the dynamically changing nature. In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding reveals the nature’s beauty and power by personifying the island into a divine sentience that both rewards and punishes civilization and savagery. In allowing the natural elements to influence the
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all comes together 1 Understanding how fallacies‚ critical thinking and decision making techniques are all linked together. What is a logical fallacy? According to the Webster dictionary (1996)‚ a fallacy is a false notion. A statement or argument based on a false or invalid inference. Fallacies can be divided into two different groups; the first one is the fallacy of relevance where the premises are irrelevant to the outcome. The other is fallacy of insufficient evidence‚ where the premises
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Base Rate Fallacy Base rate fallacy is when probabilistic inference is made based only on data relating specifically to the situation but ignores additional background or general data relating to the instance of the situation that sometimes leads to wrong conclusions. Base rate fallacy is a “paradigmatic Bayesian inference problem” (Bar-Hillel‚ 1979). If we consider a situation where a hit and run occurred at night in a city where there are 2 cab companies and a cab was suspected to have been involved
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lot about the plot and characters to keep the reader interested. In chapter 1 Bronte begins to reveal parts of Jane’s character. We first see her as a vulnerable girl who is unable to show her emotions‚ this is because Bronte cleverly uses pathetic fallacy to only give us a hint of what Jane is like and in turn keeping the reader intrigued. “Clouds so sombre and rain so penetrating” is how Jane describe the weather but we the reader realise that this is Bronte telling us how Jane is feeling. The
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Analysis Have you ever encountered the use of fallacies? Fallacies are present all of the time. The use of fallacies is common in today’s society. A fallacy is the use of poor‚ or invalid‚ reasoning for the construction of an argument. The use of fallacies can be found in most advertisements. Such as the Colgate Total advertisement which claims to fight plaque germs that other toothpaste brands let back. This piece of literature contains fallacies and persuasive techniques. Claims are made throughout
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never know where you are to stop. Many a man has dated his ruin from some murder or other that perhaps he thought little of at the time.” Second Paper On Murder. Thomas De Quincey. This clearly demonstrates the slippery slope fallacy. The author tells of sequences by assuming that because a man murders he will fall into other crimes‚ yet he provides no proof of either argument. 12. Ad Populum “Everyone is selfish; everyone is doing what he believes will make himself
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Peter‚ Peter’s Quotations: Ideas for Our Time‚ p.425.) A fallacy is an (as cited in “List of fallacies” from Wikipedia‚ pg. 1) “incorrect argument in logic and rhetoric resulting in a lack of validity‚ or more generally‚ a lack of soundness.” Knowing what defines a fallacy and how to dispute one can provide clarity on valid arguments. There are formal and informal fallacies that commonly used in arguments that are not sound. There are fallacies can be very difficult to detect because the reader has
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I believe Gatsby was pathetic in the pursuit of his dream for several reasons including the motivation behind his dream‚ time spent‚ and his false sense of the truth. Basically‚ he has spent five years in constant pursuit of reuniting with Daisy and has devoted his entire life to falling back in love with her. Gatsby’s great mistake was loving Daisy in the first place. He chose a vacuous lady upon which to focus everything in his life towards. Just as the American Dream itself has turned into the
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judge to know the nature of past legal cases. Pathos: Pathos is related to words “pathetic‚” “sympathy‚” and “empathy.” Whenever you accept a claim based on how it makes you feel without fully analyzing the rationale behind the claim‚ you are acting on pathos. They may be any emotions: love‚ fear‚ patriotism‚ guilt‚ hate or joy. A majority of arguments in the popular press are heavily dependent on pathetic appeals. The more people react without full consideration
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