charity organisations will prevent bad without considering the inadequacies of human nature and hence making it a false premise. In the third section‚ I offer a response on Singer’s behalf by explaining that the objection offered earlier is a slippery slope argument that relies on doomsday conclusions which are unrealistic in actuality. In the fourth section‚ I
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accepted for inclusion in a future issue of this journal. Content is final as presented‚ with the exception of pagination. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION (VLSI) SYSTEMS 1 Synthesis and Array Processor Realization of a 2-D IIR Beam Filter for Wireless Applications Rimesh M. Joshi‚ Student Member‚ IEEE‚ Arjuna Madanayake‚ Member‚ IEEE‚ Jithra Adikari‚ Member‚ IEEE‚ and Len T. Bruton‚ Fellow‚ IEEE Abstract—A broadband digital beamforming algorithm is proposed for directional
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Corruption and the Slippery Slope Abstract This paper will address the “slippery slope” and how it relates to accepting gratuities. Also it will discuss theories on corruption such as the society-at-large hypothesis‚ the structural or affiliation hypothesis‚ and the rotten apple hypothesis. In policing‚ the term slippery slope applies to the corruption of morals of the officers. It basically means that corruption can begin with something that seems harmless at first‚ but will escalate
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several videos that give good examples of logical fallacies. All the DirecTV commercials in this compilation are good examples of the slippery slope fallacy. Each commercial shows how having cable TV can lead to a chain of events that result in bad outcomes. These commercials used the slippery slope fallacy on purpose to entertain the audience. A slippery slope fallacy claims that once you make one choice‚ a chain of events will inevitably follow. The truth is that making the first choice doesn’t lead
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CJ: 340 Slippery Slope 9/18/2014 Slippery Slope Many individuals come victim to a specific action or favor for another for personal gain or to be ahead of the game (cheat). Unfortunately Politicians and Law Enforcement are not exempt from the list. Slippery slope is defined as a process or series of events that is hard to stop or control once it has begun and that usually leads to worse or more difficult things or outcomes (Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ 2014). Police work in itself‚ especially
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FIRE RESISTANT BALLOON: Materials - 1 matchbox - 1 candle - 1 yellow colored balloon - 1 blue colored balloon - Half a cup of water Procedure: 1. For this experiment‚ the independent variable is whether the balloon is filled with water or not. The dependent variable is what happens to the balloon when it is placed above the lit candle. This is determined by observing the balloon. The constants (control variables) are how much the balloon is inflated and the amount
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Namely the slippery slope fallacy is one that argues the acceptance of a small event will lead to a downhill course of events ending in catastrophe. In a slippery slope fallacy‚ the causal event is rarely correlated with the end event. An example of this fallacy can be displayed through a tweet of propaganda written for president Trumps campaign
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The Slope on The Hill It was the most casual winter day of the year. My body under a blanket‚ Hot chocolate in one hand and a T.V. Remote in the other. I was flipping from channel to channel trying to find a show that I could settle on. My eyes were glued to the bright screen‚ although I could see each and every snowflake falling out of the sky. It was hard not to admire. Here in Michigan‚ We have the most beautiful winters‚ and the nicest of summers. I love to diversity that comes with all the weather
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things don’t go as planned or a series unfortunate events happened in that day because of one incident also known as a “Slippery Slope”. Well my one incident was all caused by one nail. From messing up my mom’s car to dealing with the police and ending up inside the emergency room all caused of one mistake. That day was one of the worst days ever all because of that slippery slope. It all started‚ on a normal sunny random Thursday morning waking up from a hangover from with a face of person who had of
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9FORCE IN A STATICALLY DETERMINATE CANTILEVER TRUSS 1.0 OBJECTIVE 1.1 To observe the effect of redundant member in a structure in a structure and understand the method of analysis type of this structure. 2.1 LEARNING OUTCOME 2.2 The application of the engineering knowledge in practical application 2.3 To enhance technical competency in structural engineering through laboratory application 3.0 THEORY 3.1 In a statically indeterminate truss‚ static equilibriumalone cannot be used to calculated
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