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    Nica Javier CRITHIN A62 Ms. Hazel Biana August 5‚ 2013 “Thank You for Smoking” film viewing Identifying fallacies paper. The movie‚ “Thank You for Smoking” is a comedy with a tobacco industry lobbyist‚ Nick Naylor as the lead. The movie has an eerie comic theme which tackles the serious issue of the addicting substance of tobacco‚ or to be more specific‚ nicotine. The idea which the movie was trying to portray was that this lobbyist was a great speaker who is able to manipulate many

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    ordering an another one for my Jacuzzi. 2) My slippery bathroom always gave me hard time for my son‚ he is only 5‚ tends to fall a lot‚ amazingly I heard this product and ordered it immediately‚ used it on my ceramic floor and works like a charm‚ thanks‚ for such a high-end merchandise. 3) FABULOUS!FABULOUS! Amazing product just after first use. I’m using it for the last 6 month and believe it or not‚ the result seems to be miraculous‚ bye-bye to a slippery floor. This reputed brand is highly recommendable

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    advantages and disadvantages of the doctrine of precedent. The doctrine of precedent means that judges refer back to previous decisions to help them decide similar cases where the law and facts are alike. Top of Form Bottom of Form Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the doctrine of precedent.   Judicial precedent concerns itself with the influence and value of past decisions of case law and prior legal experience. The doctrine of precedent means that judges refer back to previous decisions

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    Olaudah Equiano Fallacy

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    Today‚ it is known that these instances are only superficial to the true extent of the horrors on these slave ships‚ but such matters were far too delicate to publish at the time‚ and many people would most likely have rejected such a story as a fallacy. Equiano writes‚ "In this manner we continued to undergo more hardships than I can now relate‚ hardships which are inseparable from this accursed trade." (1230). While it seems like a simple statement‚ it works on the minds of the readers in a way

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    Exercise Identify the fallacies in the following passages. A. The appeal to ignorance B. The appeal to inappropriate authority C. Argument against the person D. The appeal to emotion E. Irrelevant conclusion F. Complex Question G. False Cause H. Begging the question I. Accident J. Converse Accident 1. Brad Pitt is so cool because so many girls think he is. D‚ E‚ H 2. Einstein’s theories must be wrong because he was a very weird person. C‚ G 3. We should have imprisoned all the German and

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    The doctrine of judicial precedent is based on the principle of stare decisis which means ‘to stand by what has been decided’. It is a common law principle whereby judges are bound to follow previous decisions in cases where the material facts are sufficiently similar and the earlier decision was made in a court above the current one in the court hierarchy. This doctrine of precedent is extremely strong in English law as it ensures fairness and consistency and it highlights the importance of case

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    doctrine of judicial precedent is important because it is the ratio decidendi of a previously decided similar case‚ decided by a higher court to the current facts that will decide the solution of the case. 1 JUDICIAL PRECEDENT The weight or authority of rules of law derived from cases may vary. These relative weights are determined by the doctrine of precedent. Nearly all legal systems (including civil law systems) have some form of a doctrine of precedent‚ though its provisions

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    The Fallacies of Fad Diets The people will live on. The learning and blundering people will live on. They will be tricked and sold and again sold. And go back to the nourishing earth for rootholds. − Carl Sandburg‚ The People Speak “How did Jennifer Lopez lose 40 pounds after having twin babies? The Dukan Diet is the answer!” or “Jennifer Hudson lost 80 Lbs! Thanks to Weight Watchers!” − thumb through any supermarket tabloid or spend only an hour in front of TV and you ’ll catch a glimpse

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    ASSISTED SUICIDE/EUTHANASIA: A Slippery Slope Effect Melanie Hart PHI200 Mind and Machine Dr. Martha Stillman June 19‚ 2011 There are numerous pros and cons for Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia that can be argued many times over. The reasons for these arguments include less pain and suffering for the patient as well as their families‚ a person’s right to die with dignity‚ and lower health cost; to name a few. However‚ there are those that feel that legalizing Physician Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia

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    Feminist Theory http://fty.sagepub.com Exposing the fallacies of anti-porn feminism Laurie Shrage Feminist Theory 2005; 6; 45 DOI: 10.1177/1464700105050226 The online version of this article can be found at: http://fty.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/6/1/45 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Feminist Theory can be found at: Email Alerts: http://fty.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://fty.sagepub.com/subscriptions Reprints: http://www

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