In the literary play‚ The Cruicible‚ Authur Miller uses drama to portray the real events of witchcraft. He attempts to show how easily very religios people can be fooled by one another. Logical fallacies are a rhetorical device in which he uses in order to have the effect of showing how believable the characters can be. A fallacy that is used throughout the Crucible would be Either or Choice. A fallacy where one is made to think they have just one choice. An example of Either or Choice would be
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An Encyclopedia of Errors of Reasoning The ability to identify logical fallacies in the arguments of others‚ and to avoid them in one’s own arguments‚ is both valuable and increasingly rare. Fallacious reasoning keeps us from knowing the truth‚ and the inability to think critically makes us vulnerable to manipulation by those skilled in the art of rhetoric. What is a Logical Fallacy? A logical fallacy is‚ roughly speaking‚ an error of reasoning. When someone adopts a position‚ or tries to persuade
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Riordan Corporate Compliance Plan Lesley Yeargin LAW 531 November 26‚ 2012 Nicole Harrison Riordan Corporate Compliance Plan Riordan is a manufacturing organization in global plastics founded by Dr. Riordan in 1991. According to the Apollo Group‚ Inc.‚ “The company ’s most recent expansion took place in 2000 when it opened its operations in China” (2012‚ History). Possessing a legal team available to Riordan at all times is necessary for the smooth operation of the organization. As this company
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Service Request SR-rm-001 Processes Evaluation from Riordan Manufacturing Liz Turner 1. Executive Summary a. Areas of Needed Improvement Based on Service Request SR-rm-001‚ the processes of inventory management and control at Riordan Manufacturing were evaluated. Four aspects of Riordan Manufacturing’s inventory management and control require improvements. These aspects of business are improvements to automation‚ inventory control and error reduction in the inventory management‚ as well
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Vulnerability to addiction (risk factors) Personality – vulnerability / risk factor • Lawton - Originally believed that addiction led to personality defects; however some research indicated that defective personality characteristics precede addiction. • Eysenck – developed a psychological resource model‚ he believed that certain personality types lead to addiction. • Suggested that individuals develop habit based on purpose related to personality type e.g. hedonist‚ sensation seeker • Eysenck
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Logical Fallacies Logical fallacies have existed since the dawn of time. As defined by Bassham et al a logical fallacy "is an argument that contains a mistake in reasoning." With this definition one must keep in mind that the definition of an argument according to Bassham et al is "a claim put forward and defended by reasons." The ability to recognize logical fallacy will enable one to break down an argument. This ability is crucial to the critical thinking process. Logical fallacies can
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reasons that the issues[sex-ed.] at hand “removes family involvement with the children‚ put kids in an uncomfortable position‚ stripped any sense of morality‚ promote promiscuity‚ and encourages experimentation.” In the passage‚ I have identified the logical fallacies that the author utilized in their argument: personal attack(ad hominem)‚ slippery slope‚ perfect argument‚ false dilemma‚ and wishful thinking. This argument seems to direct its argument toward a general surgeon about his recommendation
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The most accurate way to assess vulnerabilities in an IT system is by penetration testing‚ which simulates an actual attack. It can be dangerous to both the targeted organization‚ as well as the penetration team. Since the testers use the same tools as an actual attacker‚ systems and networks could really be brought down during the “attack.” One of the biggest advantages to penetration testing is that it tests not only the security of the infrastructure‚ but the readiness of the response team
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Human Resources in Riordan Manufacturing Jeremiah Macon Jr.‚ Benita Christian‚ Marietta Esquibel‚ Trey Robledo‚ Eric Sedgley BSA/502 December-24-2012 Lise Hautzinger Human Resources in Riordan Manufacturing When people think of the responsibilities of a human resources department‚ they may say they are responsible for the hiring and firing of employees. The truth of the matter is that a human resources management is responsible for much more than just hiring and firing. The human resources
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Network Vulnerabilities (The effects of the absence of knowledge on unencrypted communication: Setting ground rules for an organizations internal structure) “Businesses‚ governments‚ and other organizations face a wide array of information security risks. Some threaten the confidentiality of private information‚ some threaten the integrity of data and operations‚ and still others threaten to disrupt availability of critical systems” (Sullivan‚ 2009). Since such security risks
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