Ciara Ramirez COMM1000 11/11/13 Argument Analysis Have you ever looked at your pet dog‚ cat‚ hamster‚ or monkey and pondered the thought of it being used as a lab animal? According to AWA reports approximately 1‚136‚567 animals are used per year for lab testing. And this “testing” is not pretty. Animal cruelty is one of the most controversial subjects when it comes to differentiating views. Nevertheless‚ when illogical points are made‚ such as those in the argument discussed a counter argument
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3a) Explain the way(s) in which the historical development of the equitable jurisdiction informs our contemporary understandings of the relationship between law and equity. Historical development of equity Until 14th Century‚ if justice was not achieved‚ a litigant could appeal to the king in King’s council (Curia Regis). The council possessed royal power and could thereby make order to delegate the hearing of injustice function to the Chancellor. Starting from 15th Century all petitions went directly
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Critical Thinking Assignment Introduction Becoming a critical thinker is essential in today’s world and by reading “Asking the Right Questions” by Browne and Keeley the way you process information will be changed forever. The ten steps indicated in the book can [and should] be applied to anything you read or hear in order to get the most out of the information. Thus when reading Mr. Romano’s memo (A. Romano‚ personal communication‚ November 12‚ 2012) to the CEO of his company‚ Crawford Hecklar
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wheat growers will ask for the same thing. Then it will be the cotton growers‚ citrus growers‚ truck farmers‚ and cattle raisers. In the end‚ the cost will be astronomical.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Authority | Correct Answer: Slippery slope | | | | | Question 3 5 out of 5 points | | No one has ever proved that the human fetus is not a person with rights. Therefore‚ abortion is morally wrong. | | | Selected Answer: | Ignorance | Correct Answer: | Ignorance
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this therefore because of this.” For example‚ Jim saw Sisi in the hospital; she must be ill. n) Red herring refers to an attempt to distract the audience from the true issues of an argument. She gave Jim a birthday gift because she loves him. o) Slippery slope means that one event will inevitably lead to a series of events that end in a catastrophe (Goshgarian and Krueger 56). For example‚ if we allow same-sex couples to get married‚ then the next thing we will be allowing people to marry their parents
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it. There is an obvious logical connection that strengthens the argument. In the third paragraph Kennedy gives a chain reaction from the high costs. He does this in a very logical way not making leaps and assumptions therefore avoiding a slippery slope fallacy. The way he presents the information is very clear and allows the audience to see the connection between the each part of the reaction. For example‚ he says that the cost of steel would produce high costs of homes‚ autos‚ appliances‚ machinery
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stating that because A happened before B then A must have caused B‚ without support this claim is completely flawed. Also be careful not to claim that if a person (or population) is thinking or acting a certain way it will lead to more of the same (slippery slope). The last thing the book mentions is that we should avoid is association which is if two people share a quality they are somehow connected or
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person-argument directed at the person rather the argument Ex.) Congress should raise the minimum wage so that workers aren’t exploited. Reply-Nonsense‚ you only say that because you can’t find a good job. - Generalization - An informal fallacy; reaching an inductive generalization based on insufficient evidence and making a hasty conclusion. Ex.) I once knew a guy who killed his dog because he thought he could gain special powers this way. The same guy also watched a lot of fantasy cartoons
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Logic & Critical Thinking - PHIL-C115-002: MIDTERM- — P A G E 1 — 1. "Critical Thinking" is another name for logic. | True | x | False | 2. In the broadest sense‚ _______________‚ is just any matter that is in dispute‚ in doubt‚ or simply "up for review." | logic | | critical thinking | x | an issue | | a premise | 3. Learning how to distinguish between good and bad arguments makes one a better global citizen. x | True | | False | 4. Premises and conclusions are
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Browne‚ M. N.‚ & Keeley‚ S.M. (2010). Asking the right questions: A guide to critical thinking (10th ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. Asking the Right Questions-11 Step Analysis Introduction “I know it’s good to be a critical thinker and to be able to ask lots of good questions‚ but I don’t know what questions to ask or how to ask them.” (Browne & Keeley‚ 2011) In our text “Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking (10th Ed.) The authors explore the benefits
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