questions: · What are some examples of bias‚ fallacies‚ and specific rhetorical devices in the speech? · How did the speaker address arguments and counter arguments? · Were the speaker’s arguments effective? Explain your answer. This speech was done before election time of the new governor. This video had many examples of fallacies. “Using emotion the wrong way most often creates what is known as a fallacy. Fallacies occur when you use an illogical argument.” The running
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Assumptions and Fallacies Write a 150- to 200-word response to each of the following questions: • What are assumptions? How do you think assumptions might interfere with critical thinking? What might you do to avoid making assumptions in your thinking? • What are fallacies? How are fallacies used in written‚ oral‚ and visual arguments? What might you do to avoid fallacies in your thinking? 1. According to The Random House Dictionary‚ assumptions is the act of taking for granted or supposing
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Based on my experience‚ Fallacies of Premises categories “…involve illegitimate citation or discussion of evidence.” are the most common fallacious interpretive approaches. The fallacy of Partial Evidence is one of the most used types of fallacies of premise‚ “Limitations of time or implicit commitment to a preunderstanding can cause the student to deal with only a part of the relevant evidence‚ leading to a skewed interpretation.” An example is when someone uses only partial information they have
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Sweatshops in Australia are not commonly acknowledged‚ although they do exist. It is believed that they are most frequently found in such states around the country as New South Wales and Victoria. There are various explanations as to why sweatshops unfairly target migrants to work for them. A sweatshop is a business facility where hard workers are victimised by long hours‚ low wages and poor working facilities. Sweatshops are most commonly found in countries where labour laws have not been imposed
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Sweatshops are immoral Jason Frausto PHL/320 December 15‚ 2014 Sweatshops are immoral The vast majority of Americans are shocked by reports of brutal conditions in overseas factories. The U.S. itself has a proud practice of unions and human rights groups that work to prevent such abuses like child labor‚ refusal to pay overtime pay‚ exposure to poisonous chemicals‚ and unsafe working environments. Every day‚ people from other countries come to America for a chance to work hard in return for better
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Logical Fallacies Journal Among the twelve common logical fallacies you learned from the Purdue website‚ which ones exert the most influence on your behavior as a consumer? Hasty generalization has mostly influenced my behavior as a consumer‚ here’s why. I enjoy shopping at Wal-Mart‚ they said they have: • The lowest prices • Grocery shopping • Cheap prices at the pharmacy • Unbeatable price match After analyzing
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Life as a Sweatshop Worker: Testimonial Review by Christopher Lucas After reading “Story of a Sweatshop Girl”‚ I could not help but feel good. This was one of those surprise stories that you would never expect to come from a sweatshop worker. Sadie Frowne was obviously an educated woman who had ambition. To read this document from her perspective was a very enlightening experience. Sadie was very intelligent and independent. She wanted to take full advantage of everything that America had
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standard to other developing countries‚ there is a tremendous gap in income per capita. In 2008‚ the average monthly income for an unskilled chinese worker is approximately 500 a month‚ while a sweatshops typical employee make slighter above that by 100 U.S. dollar. Unlike most jobs in China‚ these sweatshop offer bonus‚ health benefits‚ housing and meals to their employees. While this course of action reduce cost‚ it also created jobs in
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• Government spending fallacy • Some government spending is essential • Public works providing employment concern • Effects of taxes • Risk and reward Commentary: Many economist believe in the fallacy that the government can keep on spending without taxing. This belief is set straight by the reality of “national insolvency or a runaway inflation.” Whatever the government spends must be paid out in the form of taxes and the sooner the better. But not all government spending is bad. There is still
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Charles Foster Kane campaigning for Governor‚ there were many examples of bias‚ fallacies‚ and rhetorical devices. An example of political bias in his speech was when Kane said that “every straw vote‚ every independent poll shows that I’ll be elected”. This shows political bias because it is an opinion of Charles Foster Kane and there is not any supporting evidence to prove that what Kane says is the truth. Examples of fallacies present in this speech would be in the beginning of his speech where Kane
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