CRITICAL THINKING PSU LOGICAL FALLACIES Ad hominem or ATTACKING THE PERSON. Attacking the arguer rather than his/her argument. Example: John’s objections to capital punishment carry no weight since he is a convicted felon. Note: Saying something negative about someone is not automatically ad hominem. If a person (politician for example) is the issue‚ then it is not a fallacy to criticize him/her. Ad ignorantium or APPEAL TO IGNORANCE. Arguing on the basis of what is not known and cannot be
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Washington established precedents that would shape and define the future of the Executive Branch. His precedents defined the role of government and the image the people had of the presidency. In this essay I will discuss four precedents that I believe to be the most important and influential to the presidency of America. The first precedent I believe to be important is the organization of the Executive Branch. Washington relied on the advice of the department heads. This set the precedent of including the
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According to Volokh (2003)‚ the slippery slope is a slang used to refer to a thin edge. It is used to imply that a person is standing on the edge of a thin line that separates right from wrong. It is used to imply that an officer is willing to accept freebies. This would imply that the officer may simply cross from the good to the bad side and‚ therefore‚ be demanding freebies before offering any service. A gratuity from its definition is a free offering given out to another person as an appreciation
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Doctrine of precedent is recognized in Indian legal system also. The main principles of doctrine of precedent as applicable in India are: 1. All inferior and subordinate court is bound by the decision of the High courts to which they are subordinate. Decisions of other High court are of only persuasive value for the subordinate court. Thus High court can bind only those inferior courts which are within their territorial jurisdiction. As for example district courts of Delhi are bound to follow the
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In today’s fast pasted‚ dog eat dog world‚ parents play a major part in they’re children success‚ or at least that’s how parents see it. In his article “A Slippery Slope”‚ San Francisco Chronicle’s C.W Nevius Talks about Adults aiding and giving an unfair advantage to children and how‚ in the long run‚ it sets them up for failure. For a lot of families‚ parents helping their children with home work or a school project isn’t that big of a deal‚ most schools and teaches would agree‚ that’s fine. Some
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As the First President of the newly created United States of America‚ much of what George Washington did‚ would set the stage for future presidents. Here are some of the precedents set by George Washington during his time in office o Established the Cabinet within the Executive Branch by appointing Thomas Jefferson Secretary of State and Alexander Hamilton Secretary of Treasury‚ a body that was not outlined within the Constitution. o Supported innovative fiscal concepts such as the Bank of America
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Marisol Arellano Reading 290 Professor: 30 october 2012 FALLACIOUS WOMAN Fallacies are fun. Errors in deceptive‚ logic‚ accidental or deliberate‚ fallacies go together with studies in critical thinking and reading‚ and give us great feelings of fallibility. Human consciousness cannot express all the knowledge of experience through language. “Love is a Fallacy” is a short fun story written in old school days‚ concerning raccoon coats and the vicissitudes and traps of courtship. Just to show
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This paper will describe three types of logical fallacies. Logical fallacies are errors in reasoning. Once a person becomes familiar with them‚ they can identify logical fallacies in others’ arguments. A person can also avoid using logical fallacies or use them to their advantage to convince others of something differentiates the facts from the fallacies‚ this could help people make a better and more productive decision To define what a fallacy is one must understand what an argument is. An
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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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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 be
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