Fallacies in Media One rich source of fallacies is the media: television‚ radio‚ magazines‚ and the Internet. The arguments you experience in your daily life (work‚ family‚ shopping) are another source of fallacies. Identify three distinct informal logical fallacies you have experienced in the media or in your life. Explain how the fallacies were used and the context in which they occurred. Then‚ explain what the person presenting the fallacy should have done to ensure that he or she was not committing
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The Great Gatsby Socratic Seminar Paul Earnest Semar 11 2/19/14 1. The american dream is a dream that people have for themselves in order to become happy
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Students also accomplish follower-ship skills that can be used to probe the leader ’s foundations. Critical thinking skills through Socratic method serve to produce professionals that are self-governing. However‚ Socratic method for critical thinking skills can become confusing if an instructor or leader uses the method too rigidly‚ the student may not know what the instructor or leader wants from him. An instructor or leader
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Mary Ann Roxas T‚R; 9:50 AM Study Questions 2.1 1. According to Cartesian dualism‚ what is it to be in a mental state? - Mental states are states of an immaterial substance that interacts with the body. 4. What is Descartes’ argument from conceivability? - It’s conceivable that we can exist without a body but it’s not conceivable that we can exist without our minds. If we can no longer think‚ we no longer exist. We are thinking things‚ immaterial substances with no physical properties. 5. What
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PHI 103 has taught me to properly analyze an argument in an objective way. The most important lesson I feel I have learned from this course was in Week 1‚ when we discussed the value of keeping an open mind and viewing all aspects of a problem or situation from multiple perspectives versus limiting myself to my own perspective. Being able to apply what I have learned about creating strong arguments will make me more confident in writing research and persuasive papers for college. It will also undoubtedly
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| Syllabus College of Humanities SOC/105 Version 5 Introduction to Popular American Culture | Copyright © 2011‚ 2010‚ 2006‚ 2004‚ 2003‚ 2002‚ 2000‚ 1999 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This is an introductory course on modern American culture. The course focuses on the interactions between social forces such as advertising‚ media‚ and lifestyle and cultural trends in modern American society. Students are asked to cast a critical eye on current trends
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The four founders of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity wanted the fraternity to stand for the “principles of manhood‚ scholarship‚ perseverance and uplift” which not only aligns with each of the founders’ views and accomplishments but also from the prestigious Historically Black College in which the Fraternity originated. Each of the founders accomplished feats unheard of from African Americans at that time and inspires and encourages other African Americans to follow the precedent set and make a difference
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Socratic Seminar Questions 2. The pomegranate tree is a symbol of the different stages of Hassan and Amir’s friendship. "One summer day‚ I used one of Ali’s kitchen knives to carve our names on it: "Amir and Hassan‚ the sultans of Kabul.’ Those words made it formal: the tree was ours" (26). This quote represents Amir and Hassan’s relationship between them during their early childhood. They are extremely close and carving their names on the tree shows that they will be a part of each other’s
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is naked for truth. Arms wide-spread in accepting knowledge. And looking up seeking guidance from the One above. Oh yeah‚ a fraternity in my university also mimics (legally) the ’nakedness’ of our symbol. Every 16 December‚ the anniversary of Alpha Phi Omega fraternity‚ they hold oblation runs. I don’t want to put links here‚ so you better go ahead and discover what oblation run is about. Please search at your own risk. The Next Step by Alvin John ~AJ~ After spending around 7 months of my life
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The Two Suborders of Primates. 1. Prosimii Rely more on smell than other primates have mobile ears (like a cat) whiskers snouts fixed facial expressions Many of these species are nocturnal and arboreal. (less emphasis on vision) 2 major groups: Loris-like forms (Loris and Galagos (bush babies – see below)) eat fruit and bugs Mostly live in southeast Asia. Lemur-like forms. Lemurs all from Madagascar. An ancestral population underwent adaptive radiation (geographically
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