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    catch us off guard or do not progress‚ as he or she would like. Disagreements with associates‚ workplace issues‚ and his or her views with relation to religion are examples of emotions and bias. Appeal to Emotions is one of the most common logical fallacies‚ according to Seech (1993)‚ “logical vulnerability as the inability to be logical about the given issue because one is too emotionally invested.” Human feelings act as filters to outline wishes‚ provide abilities‚ and rule our instantaneous view

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    REMEMBER THE TITANS Film as Text: Writing Task – Paris Rowe Topic: “Can’t you see the family resemblance”- Gerry Bertier Gerry Bertier is finally able to ask “Can’t you see the family resemblance” to his nurse for Julius when he accepts‚ in his heart‚ black-people‚ and is no longer prejudiced towards the different race. The reason the Gerry is no longer racist towards African-Americans is because of all he’s been through with his team. At first‚ Gerry was so racist and unaccepting that he wanted

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    INTRODUCTION: The suspects committed PC 459(a)-Commercial Burglary. LOCATION DESCRIPTION: -. This incident occurred at the BevMo located at 885 S. Arroyo Parkway. TOTAL LOSS/RECOVERED:. 30 bottles of Casamigo Tequila (5 boxes) valued at $2007.32. INVESTIGATION: What is the difference between On 07-16-24‚ at approximately 1253 hours‚ Officer Silva #3809 and I responded to the above location regarding a commercial burglary investigation. Pasadena Dispatch advised that a suspect walked out of

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    Hypothesis Contrary to Fact Since the first man walked this earth‚ we have been trying to understand why everything is the way it is. Why do things work the way they do? What happens if you put this with that? Humans have always been determined to learn and understand everything they can. As a result‚ the knowledge that beings have acquired and the patterns in subjects have come to be facts. These facts show the definite ways that objects‚ persons‚ and events function. After studying‚ one can

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    Advantages of School Uniform Codes School uniforms used to be synonymous with private schools. In the 1980s‚ due to being unfavorably compared to Catholic schools‚ some public schools adopted a school uniform policy. The range of uniform requirements between school districts is diverse‚ with the common ground being the desire to improve the educational environment (greatschools.org). In doing so‚ it is conceivable the academic factor will also increase. There are several pertinent factors

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    In a series of articles written by Thomas Sowell the Fallacy of “Fairness”‚ Sowell’s primary point is equality of treatment does not lead to equality of results. An example he uses to illustrate is in a family with children of the same parents‚ under the same roof on average the first born will have a higher IQ than their siblings. He further explains the problems society has and the equality and balance within it. According to Thomas Sowell (2010)‚ it is certainly unfortunate to be born into families

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    Marijuana as a Gateway Drug: The Causal Fallacy The marijuana plant‚ perhaps the most widely-used illicit drug in the world‚ was once demonized by authorities and the media. In the 1936 film Marijuana: Weed with Roots in Hell‚ director Dwain Esper portrayed teens smoking marijuana and then engaging in perceived evils such as nude bathing and unchaperoned partying‚ with one girl becoming pregnant. The film went on to further depict the characters becoming addicted to marijuana and committing serious

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    People who has committed a big crime should not have the opportunity to attend college‚ because they are going to stay for a long period of time in jail or they would never be released. Also they do not deserve the right to be out of jail. If they get a college degree they will not give a support for the community. Prisoners who have committed a big crime should not be consider to get a college degree. Government officials should reconsider this option for prisoners that have not committed a big crime

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    begging the question) in general‚ the fallacy of assuming as a premiss a statement which has the same meaning as the conclusion. A. The least convincing kind of petitio principii is the repetition of the same words in the same order in both premiss and conclusion..  Generally‚ such an argument would not be misleading and would only be given in unusual circumstances‚ e.g.‚ the speaker is very tired‚ talking to a child‚ or talking to a subordinate.  Two examples follow. 1. "Dear Friend

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    Media Standard Today’s society is centered on media rather it be broadcasting media‚ print media‚ mass media‚ or social media. Media is the center of it all. The media is our way of staying up to date on the latest news‚ passing and receiving information‚ basically keeping our lives in motion. The media has the ability to create social norms. One social norm that rubbed writer/director of the documentary “Miss Representation” Jennifer Seibel Newsom the wrong way was the misrepresentation of women

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