Causal reasoning is the process by which humans identify the relationships of cause and effect‚ which in most cases constitute the base of our understanding. There are three kinds of causal reasoning: deduction‚ induction and abduction (Wikipedia‚ Causal reasoning). Deductive reasoning parts from a general idea‚ called premise‚ and applies the considered situation‚ narrowing the general idea to reach a specific conclusion. The classical form of deductive reasoning is the syllogism. For example:
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Religious Symbolism in “The Red Shoes†In the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Red Shoes‚†the color red appears on multiple occasions‚ each time symbolizing something different. The shifts in the meaning of the color can be related to the action in the story‚ and how Karen is feeling or being affected by her surroundings. Karen’s “red and sore ankles†in the opening of the story are the result of wearing wooden shoes in the winter. This redness
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The Red Guards Beginning in 1966 until 1976 when Mao Tse Tung died‚ he launched The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. Chairman of the Communist Party Mao Zedong‚ wanted his Red Guards to take over the other Chinese government authorities. Mao wanted to regain power within the Communist Party. The Red Guards were mainly made up of young adults and children. They were all followers of Mao’s ideas. The Red Guard ’s main goal was to get rid of everything that had to do with the old culture in
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Motivated reasoning is defined by an impervious connection to held beliefs supplemented by a fervent rejection of contradictory opinion‚ this connection being dependent on emotional instinct over nuanced and dispassionate argumentation. Logically speaking motivated reasoning can be described as following; one believes something because x‚ but -x is possible‚ therefore one’s belief in x increases because of -x. Despite valid counterarguments towards one’s opinion and the counterintuitive nature of
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WEEK THREE READINGS REVIEW: TOOLS OF TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR LEARNING CRITICAL THINKER Fair-mindedness is the human tendency to reason in a self-serving or self-deluded manner. UNDERSTANDING ETHICAL REASONING: Ethical principles are not a matter of subjective preference. All reasonable people are obligated to respect clear-cut ethical concepts and principles. To reason well through ethical issues‚ we must know how to apply ethical concepts and principles reasonably to those issues. Ethical
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The Red Tree is another outstanding book by Australian illustrator and author Shaun Tan. The book published by Hachette Australia in 2001 leads us on one girl’s journey through a dark and confusing path of depression. Although each page contains a few words it is the images that capture the reader’s attention with new objects‚ images and meanings discovered each time the book is reopened. Shaun Tan has had an impressive illustrative career spanning over fifteen years. He has won various awards
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“A Red‚ Red Rose”‚ written by Robert Burns‚ is a romantic lyric poem that describes the affection that the narrator has for his love. In the poem‚ similes pertaining to his love are used to convey how deeply he feels about it‚ and to show that he is being sincere in his words. In the last two stanzas‚ the narrator states that his love will prevail until the end of time‚ or for as long as he lives. He also states that he’d still return to his love‚ even if he had to walk ten thousand miles‚ meaning
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References: Powerscore On-Demand Course Book Veritas Prep Critical Reasoning Book I. The Official Guide – 10th Edition Ykaiim’s post on GMAT Club | ZOMG! ZOMG! ZOMG!
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Inductive and Deductive Reasoning A valid argument is made to address a specific problem by offering a position and proving reasons to support that position. A valid argument is based on two key components‚ one or more premise and conclusion. A premise is fact and/or opinion and must be proven to be true or false. And a conclusion is the final statement of the position one is taking on an issue or question. In deductive reasoning‚ if the fact is true the conclusion must be true because the conclusion
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and theories are established are generated in different ways. Knowledge is constantly being produced‚ based on assumptions or reasoning. One might see a story in the news of a shark in Southern California that attacks a surfer. A new acquired knowledge or hypothesis may arise that all Southern California sharks attack people. Is generating such a hypothesis a valid reasoning? Or if we flip it -- one could deduct from the generalized fact that if all apples are fruit and all fruits grow on trees‚ then
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