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    some better than others. The bible is very clear about not contradicting God’s word in Luke Chapter 21 verse 15: “For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.” These three major biblical fallacies are the major reasons that Dante’s Inferno can really only be looked at as a fictional story. Firstly‚ throughout all of The Divine Comedy‚ Dante shows extreme bias against his enemies. Time and

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    In his 2007 book titled The Black Swan‚ Nassim Nicholas Taleb explained developed theory that related to circumstantial disasters and events and their role in history. Events that Taleb would consider as of black swan consequence would include most major scientific discoveries‚ historical events and disaster‚ as well as certain artistic accomplishments. Referencing these events as black swan has to do with the Old World expression that that something was as “rare as a black swan”. Examples of

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    The Virgin by Kerima Polotan The title of Kerima Polotan’s "The Virgin" gives us the subject-virginity‚ female virginity‚ a cherished value of Filipino Male culture. By presenting its protagonist as "victim" rather than heroine of this value system‚ the text subverts it. Reflecting on her virginal state‚ Miss Mijares does so "with a mixture of shame and bitterness and guilt" The story’s eroticism is heightened by the lyrical‚ almost cadenced language. (The eroticism is quite explicit for it’s

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    MANALOG REVIEWER TRANSLATING ORDINARY LANGUAGE STATEMENTS INTO CATEGORICAL FORM 1. Terms without Nouns a. Some roses are red. = Some roses are red flowers. i. This proposition has NO NOUN in the predicate ii. We insert “flowers” into the predicate: b. Some snakes are poisonous. = Some snakes are poisonous animals. c. No craftsmen are careless. = No craftsmen are careless people. 2. Non Standard Verbs d. Some college students will become evaluated

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    Eli Tooloee English 101 Olympic College Poulsbo Fall Quarter 2011 December 6th‚ 2011 3 Strikes Laws: Cruel and Unusual Punishment Washington State was the first in the nation to enact a “3 Strikes Law”‚ which provides for harsher sentencing for repeat offenders. While this sounds logical‚ the system used to determine these harsher sentences is deeply flawed and unconstitutional. 3 Strikes laws demand double the standard prison term for a second felony conviction‚ and mandatory sentences

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    that encompasses all of the intellectual standards‚ the critical thinker must have the ability to identify and evaluate logical fallacies in arguments. This paper focuses on defining the concept of logical fallacies‚ and identifying three logical fallacies and analyzing their impact on the critical thinking process. If we are to understand the concept of logical fallacies‚ we must first define what an argument is and the components that make up an argument. According to (Humanist Learning Center)

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    Straw Man Fallacy Essay By: Jonathan Soles A straw man fallacy in which an opponent’s argument is overstated or misrepresented in order to be more easily attacked or refuted. The straw man fallacy happens quite a bit in “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller‚ but especially in on page 211 in the 4th column which reads‚ “(Procter): I have no love Mr. Parris. It is no secret. But God I surely love. (Cheever): He plow on Sunday‚ sir. (Danforth): Plow on Sunday! (Cheever): I think it

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    The 8th fallacy is Sherman’s “Burden of proof” which initializes the idea that we do not have to tell people or show evidence that an event occurred. In several circumstances it is hard to tell someone something exist or happened when there is lack of evidence that supports that claim. Without proof people will not believe you completely since most individuals stand with science to back up your story. The first thing that came to mind would be psychic readings. There is a lot of skepticism whenever

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    Marijuana as a Gateway Drug: The Causal Fallacy The marijuana plant‚ perhaps the most widely-used illicit drug in the world‚ was once demonized by authorities and the media. In the 1936 film Marijuana: Weed with Roots in Hell‚ director Dwain Esper portrayed teens smoking marijuana and then engaging in perceived evils such as nude bathing and unchaperoned partying‚ with one girl becoming pregnant. The film went on to further depict the characters becoming addicted to marijuana and committing serious

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    to fruits while watching television. So‚ in her writing she had list five reasons why she thinks that junk food is addictive. After reading this article‚ I found that this article is not well written based on several reasons such as fallacies. One of the fallacies that can be detected in this article is that this article is merely an opinion of the author. This is because the position of the author is unknown. She gave her opinion about junk food based on her experiences. For example‚ in the first

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