much stronger argument than author Dan Levine. This assumption is supported by various rhetorical strategies. In contrast‚ Levine consistently commits fallacies. Author Dan Levine of “Wal-Mart’s Big City Blues” argues against Wal-Mart because it does not abide by the living wage ordinance of Hartford‚ CT. The use of rhetorical strategies and fallacies in both essays will be evaluated to better determine if one author’s argument is more legitimate than the other. Malanga’s essay is well composed of
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Do millions of Americans die because of the United States Health Care? Michael Moore is the director of the movie “Sicko”‚ in which he thinks that the U.S. should adopt universal health care. He was born in Flint‚ Michigan on April 23‚ 1954‚ and was raised in Davison‚ Michigan. His documentary Sicko addresses the issues of America’s health care system and also brings to light the corrupt aspects of the U.S. health care industry. In his film he believes that the system is corrupt because it is outrageous
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4. Identify and define at least two fallacies. Give an example from your personal experience (what you have heard‚ read‚ or said) for each fallacy. False dilemma‚ this fallacy offers us only two choices when in fact there more options. The example I have read is “God exists or there is no explanation for the creation of the universe” Which this is not true there are many different opinions on the creation of the universes. Appeal to Emotion‚ this fallacy is trying to establish a point by arousing
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Answer (i) Compound argument is one claim made up by two claims with using “or” or “and” to combine the two claims in the sentence. The argument has multiplicity on at least one side of the statement. For example‚ apple is not orange or apple could not make an orange juice. Although there are two claims in this sentence‚ but it just can be considered as one claim only. Source: http://www.westminsterreformedchurch.org/Logic/LogicTerms/LogicTerms.compound%20argument.htm Answer (ii) Concealed
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JOHN PAUL T. ANGELES INTFILO 1. Foundation of truth Sense experience is nothing without reason. Reason without sense experience is nothing so both are dependent from one another to gain knowledge both perspective is better to use. We need our personal reasons to help us live our lives and be able to know our purpose of live‚ but to do that we also need the help from our 5 senses and these senses help us to have new experiences. An example is a student wishes to know what is the best technique
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believe that does help if you can understand fallacies. I watched the video before I read the chapters and I felt like I was just listening to someone trying to change the way I understood life. Once I read the chapters and learn the different fallacies I was able to understand more of what he was trying to accomplish. I do believe that a person can persuade others of a valid argument by using their emotions. There are a few different fallacies that are based on emotions such as; argument
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the straw man technique will take his or her opponent’s claims and exaggerate or distort them. He or she would also proceed to pick apart and eventually destroy this newly created‚ false‚ more easily attacked argument. An example of the straw man fallacy would be‚ a speaker making a claim such as‚ “I believe that AK47’s should be outlawed due to no one needing that level of firepower to be protected.” After hearing this statement a speaker who uses the straw man argument would make a statement such
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Love Is a Fallacy - Written by Max Shulman Cool was I and logical...My brain was as powerful as a dynamo‚ as precise as a chemist’s scales‚ as penetrating as a scalpel. And-think of it!-I was only eighteen. It is not often that one young has such a giant intellect. Take‚ for example‚ Petey Burch‚ my roommate at the University of Minnesota. Same age‚ same background‚ but dump as an ox. A nice enough fellow‚ you understand‚ but nothing upstairs... One afternoon I found Peter lying on his bed with
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Identify examples of bias‚ fallacies‚ and specific rhetorical devices in the speech. Political bias: “With one purpose only: to point out and make public the dishonesty‚ the downright villainy‚ of Boss Jim W. Gettys’ political machine—now in complete control of the government of this State!” His opinion of this groups’ work is judgmental. Ad hominen: Kane attacking his Boss Jim Gettys’ political leadership as “the dishonest and downright villainy presented false hopes to the public. Scare tactic:
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order to analyze and address this personal opinion‚ fallacy and heuristic will be identified and explained. Fallacy is a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning‚ in other words‚ fallacies are caused by the technical flaws in reasoning. Heuristic is the well-known set of rule that intended to increases the probability of solving specific problems and encourage us to develop the rules of thumbs or shortcuts in reasoning. The logical fallacy that Sarah has fallen into is the “ad hominem”‚
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