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    Derika Elk AP English Language and Composition 2013 Summer Reading Assignment Part 1 (Susan B. Anthony) 1. Who is Susan B. Anthony? a nineteenth-century champion of the cause of woman’s suffrage. 2. What was the reason for her delivering this speech in 1873? Her reasoning for delivering her speech was for the right for women to vote. 3. What two words in the first paragraph reinforce Anthony’s argument in the speech? Two words that reinforced Anthony’s speech would be “indicted” and “lawful

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    Essay 1 Fallacious has been one of those words that are being used often in our society today. At first‚ I used to think that fallacious reasoning is a way in which we human beings think about a situation but to my surprise‚ I was proven wrong of what the real meaning fallacious reasoning is. Fallacious reasoning according to Purdue owl is a “common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument which can be illegitimate arguments or irrelevant points”. In general‚ to my understanding

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    Rebecca History 112 Fallacies and Weaknesses February 9‚ 2010 In his article‚ “Blacks Should Stop Agitating for Political Equality‚” Atlanta Exposition‚ 1895‚ Booker T. Washington said that blacks should take advantage of the new opportunities given to them rather than fight for more rights. Though he understood this tendency‚ saying‚ “… it is not strange that in the first years of our new life we began at the top instead of at the bottom; that a seat in Congress or the state legislature

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    February 8‚ 2011 Logical Fallacies Before we can understand what a logical fallacy is‚ we establish some common background information for the purposes of accurate communication. There are two types of reasoning‚ inductive and deductive. The primary difference between the two is that inductive reasoning automatically allows for an appeal to probability‚ the assumption that what could happen will happen‚ while deductive reasoning considers this a logical fallacy. Thus for the purposes of

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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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    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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    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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    The Goal of Persuasive Speaking Persuasion is a communication process involving both verbal and nonverbal messages. - The ultimate goal is action or change. * Adoption asks listeners to demonstrate their acceptance * Discontinuance asks listeners to avoid certain behavior * Deterrence asks listeners to prevent an occurrence of something * Continuance asks listeners to continue to perform behaviors Topics for Persuasive Speeches Questions of Fact identify what is true or false Questions

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    Career Building Competencies Somone Jacko BUS 275 December 4‚ 2012 Ernestine Givens‚ MBA . Career Building Competencies After completing my career interests’ profiler and competencies assessments‚ it helped me gain a better understanding of my competencies and how I apply them to a business setting. With the career interests’ profiler‚ it pretty much already told me what I already knew but more of a deeper understanding. What I do appreciate after taking completing the career

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