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    In their article‚ the authors offer an approach to introduce innovative and new products or technologies to the market in a way that assures that they are accepted by the potential customers. According to them‚ a product can be the most innovative and might be equipped with the best technologies‚ but still fails in the market. That is why they recommend managers to first look at utility. It would be essential to create a product or service that provides an exceptional utilitly for the buyer. The

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    Three Days to See This short story deals with how people take advantage of having the privileges to see‚ hear‚ and speak. Some people‚ unfortunately‚ are blind‚ deaf‚ and mute. These unfortunate people take more time to appreciate life and the wonders it has to offer. The author‚ Helen Keller‚ is one such person who is blind‚ deaf‚ and mute. She believes strongly that people‚ who are fortunate to have such senses‚ take life for granted. She also believes strongly

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    Argumentum ad logicam: arguing that because an argument contains a logical fallacy the argument in its entirety must therefore be discarded. Example: The opposing argument contains an appeal to emotion (pathos)‚ the author criticises the opponent’s use of pathos as though it constitutes the bulk of the argument‚ positioning the reader to feel indignant about being manipulated by the opposition‚ and to feel that they can disregard the opponent’s argument in its entirety since it is evidently based

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    Logical fallacies are imperfections in cognitive thinking that can lead to illogical thoughts and statements. Debates are the best-known producer of logical fallacies‚ since they tend to transpire when opinions are being discussed. Furthermost‚ logical fallacies impersonate reasonable statements‚ but are mere attempts to influence the listener by engaging their emotions instead of their minds. Fallacies have long been used to corrupt and control the perception of the masses‚ in such perfect manner

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    THE IMPORTANCE OF NEWSPAPERS IN THE EDUCATION OF THE YOUTH A newspaper may be described as a document which is printed and published regularly and consists of news reports‚ articles‚ photographs and advertisements which are on large sheets of paper folded together but not permanently joined. Newspapers may be published daily‚ weekly or every fortnight. Examples of newspapers are the DAILY GRAGHIC in Ghana and the WASHINGTON POST in the United States of America. Newspapers are very important in

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    Can you get fired for what you post online? In October 2010‚ Mariana Cole-Rivera‚ a domestic violence advocate at the group Hispanics United of Buffalo‚ began the Facebook thread that would get her fired. Cole-Rivera and four of her co-workers who’d responded to her post had lost their jobs. Their boss said their Facebook thread violated HUB’s harassment policy by disparaging a co-worker. The Facebook post said that‚ “Lydia Cruz‚ who is one of their co-workers‚ felt that the group wasn’t helping

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    concept that will be thoroughly analyzed and discussed is the gambler’s fallacy‚ and how it corresponds with the study conducted by Roney and Trick (2003). As stated by in the textbook‚ “The gambler’s fallacy is the belief that if an event has not occurred for a while‚ then it is more likely‚ by the “law of averages‚” to occur in the near future” (Anderson‚ 2015‚ p.269). Therefore‚ an individual subjected to the gambler’s fallacy will believe that the next coin toss will land on heads if the previous

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    The 8th fallacy is Sherman’s “Burden of proof” which initializes the idea that we do not have to tell people or show evidence that an event occurred. In several circumstances it is hard to tell someone something exist or happened when there is lack of evidence that supports that claim. Without proof people will not believe you completely since most individuals stand with science to back up your story. The first thing that came to mind would be psychic readings. There is a lot of skepticism whenever

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    Coriolanus contrasts the idea that politics are the governing factor‚ and in fact prove that human fallacy is the ultimate cause of Rome’s downfall. The play discusses a democracy‚ but then proves it to be faulty. The play‚ therefore‚ is governed by human fallacy such as the Tribunes’ manipulative skills‚ as well as the fickle nature of the Plebeians. Thus‚ Coriolanus‚ to a large extent‚ is governed by human fallacy and not politics. Coriolanus proves to diverge from Shakespeare’s standard form of writing

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction..........................................................................................1 Who Committed Fraud?.....................................................................1 - 2 How Was Fraud Committed?...............................................................2 - 4 Why Was Fraud Committed?...............................................................4 - 5 Penalties Of Committing Fraud.............................................................. 6

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