Homework 2 Logic and Analytical Judgment (OMA1002) Due on 4/12 (Tue)‚ before the class 1. Say what fallacy (if any) each of the following arguments commits. (You may want to justify your answers in 2-3 sentences.) (1) Honey‚ this postcard just arrived‚ and it says we have won a free airline trip. All we have to do is call the toll-free number to claim it. If we call the number‚ we can go to Paris in June. (2) Ellen Quinn has argued that logic is not the most important thing in life. Apparently
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the movie and throughout this story‚ we can identify several examples of good arguments and bad arguments‚ or good thinking and bad thinking. The following logical fallacies were identified; attack of a person‚ the argument from authority‚ the argument from tradition‚ appeal to force‚ as well as popular appeal. The first logical fallacy I would like to key in on is popular appeal. I believe this was demonstrated when Melvin B. Tolson was attempting to form a union with the sharecroppers‚ he tried
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Critical Thinking SAMPLE Final Exam Questions 1 through 5: Assume the statement(s) following “Suppose you know that” is (are) true‚ even if the statements contradict what you know. Using that information‚ evaluate the conclusions offered. 1. Suppose you know that All Juan’s pencils are blue. All the pencils on the table are blue. Then would this be true? At least some of the pencils on the table are Juan’s. a. It must be true b. It cannot be true c. It may
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American radio host and political commentator‚ Tammy Bruce‚ in her article‚ Why Gun Control Wont End Mass Murder‚ describes many statistics of gun violence. Bruce’s purpose is to make her readers aware of gun violence and the many factors contributing to it as well as how it is statistically unlikely that gun control will help. She adopts an aggressive tone in order to support those that agree with her. The main ideas expressed throughout this article are that politicians use shootings and gun violence
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from the text‚ such as facts‚ quotes‚ and statistics.) Type your response here: c. Errors in logic‚ or fallacies‚ can make an argument appear weak and unconvincing. Read about good arguments versus fallacies‚ and complete the five exercises. Then write two syllogisms of your own that are based on fallacies‚ and explain their logical errors. You might choose from these fallacies: validity problem‚ post hoc‚ slippery slope‚ straw man‚ inconsistency‚ begging the question‚ false dilemma‚ non
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between my toes and enjoying some sun while gathered around with a group of friends is what I call‚ a definition of a great time. The ad Tampax Pearl from Seventeen magazines sells the product through the use of rhetorical fallacies logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos. There are six fallacies‚ and throughout the magazine they are represented by the text‚ the women in the white bikini‚ and the beach: false cause‚ hasty generalization‚ non sequitur‚ and appeal to ignorance‚ false authority‚ and bandwagon. In the
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PHI 103 Week 2 DQ 1 Deductive Language ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 2 DQ 2 Inductive Language ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 3 Assignment Stereotype Paper ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 3 DQ 1 Fallacious Arguments ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 3 DQ 2 The Media and Fallacies ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 4 DQ 1 Logic and Science ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 4 DQ 2 Logic and Ethics ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 5 DQ 1 Symbolic Logic ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 5 DQ 2 Why Study Logic ASHFORD PHI 103 Week 5 Final Argument Paper
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Question 5: “That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence.” (Christopher Hitchens). Do you agree? Theory of Knowledge Essay Qatar Academy Word count: 1269* words Rawand Helmi 10th of January 2012 Candidate number: 001368-068 *Footnotes not included People’s choice of belief is possibly one of the most intriguing topics one can study. The journey of gaining knowledge in itself is so dynamic and full of factors that one couldn’t possibly be able to analyze
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comedy-drama about a tobacco industry lobbyist‚ Nick Naylor. The movie brings up serious issue of the addicting substance tobacco and its various effects on human’s health. In the opening scene of “Thank You for Smoking”‚ Nick has committed three fallacies: 1. “Joan‚ how on earth would Big Tobacco profit off of the loss of this young man... It’s in our best interest to keep Robin alive and smoking.” There is an element of False Analogy. He draws a weak comparison between things that are alike in
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October 2nd 1990. Other than just presenting the solutions to the problems‚ Bush uses rhetoric‚ the political sleight of hand‚ to craft an effective speech. By doing so‚ Bush astutely appeals to ethos‚ mostly‚ and intentionally installs logical fallacies. This creates an emotional effect which captures the audience’s concerns and attentions to the deficit. In turn‚ this propels the audience to support the deficit reduction plan which‚ supposedly‚ would help to improve the dire economic situation
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