2012 Deductive Arguments and Fallacies in the Presidential Debates Politics has always been one of the subjects where people use all sorts of different words and styles to convince people that their choices are the right choices. It isn’t surprising that one of the easiest places to find deductive arguments and fallacies is during one of the largest broadcasted and viewed political events‚ the Presidential Debates. In this paper I will point out a deductive argument and a fallacy from each
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The purpose of this presentation is to persuade my classmates to either begin using Linked In or to expand their use of Linked In. Throughout my presentation I will provide information about Linked In as well how to use Linked In. Presenting in this manner will allow me to convince the non user as well as the novice user to increase their use of Linked In. What is LinkedIn? LinkedIn is an interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world‚ representing 170 industries
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Mr. Karl Dilkington 12 Knobatnight Lane Ipswich IS5 5GT 17th January 2013 Suffolk County Council Headquarters Prospects House Ipswich IS4 0TV Dear Sir/Madam‚ REQUEST FOR ROAD GRITTING I am writing to you today to request that my road‚ Knobatnight Lane in Ipswich‚ be made a priority in the future for gritting. As I’m sure you know the road itself is on the main bus route for our local secondary school‚ the prestigious Clive Warren’s Finishing School of Excellency‚ and I’m
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Brutus and Antony gave speeches to the public. These speeches were used to convince the crowd of the justness of Caesar’s murder.The two men both used different methods of persuasion to convince the people what they thought was the truth. Antony had a more effective speech than Brutus did because he had physical evidence‚ stronger emotions‚ and better methods of persuasion which he used to turn the crowd against Brutus. When Brutus got up in front of the people he told them that he loved Caesar‚ but
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telling them is true‚” says Andrew Dlugan‚ the author of an article I found that dissects ethos completely‚ and he states that an audience looks to honest people to listen to (Dlugan‚ 2010). If you think about it‚ it makes perfect sense as well. Two other contributions to ethos can deal with a person’s reputation and authority. Ethos is about moral character – how the speaker is and presents himself. Audiences always listen to what the president says because he is of the highest authority‚ and
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dictionary‚ the word "argument" means "A statement or series of statements for or against something‚" or "A discussion in which people express different opinions about something‚" or "An angry disagreement." I completely agree with these definitions‚ except there is more to the word that may be very hard to explain. the word argument is an abstract word‚ meaning it is an intangible thing. No one can hear‚ see‚ touch‚ smell and‚ or taste an argument‚ However‚ when people hear the word argument or experience
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Based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth and the nonfiction article on Patti Blagojevich‚ it is clear that personal greed is the cause of corruption. There is much evidence from Macbeth to show that characters like Banquo‚ Macbeth‚ and Lady Macbeth all want some type of power and will do anything to get and likewise for Patti Blagojevich and her husband. Personal greed is the reason some characters in Macbeth are corrupted. As soon as Macbeth‚ Banquo‚ and Lady Macbeth about Macbeth becoming thane of Cawdor
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Although this invented instance is effective it is just one tactic to get a readers attention and agreement. In the two essays‚ “Yes‚ It Should Be “On the Books”” by Alan M. Dershowitz and “The Case for Torture” by Michael Levin‚ being evaluated‚ the authors use not only this technique but also many others to persuade the readers to take on their views. Dershowitz uses real examples to support his points and is direct on where he stands on the matter‚ but sometimes he seems a little pushy and cold
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Theorizing About Persuasion: Heurism and Utility The first concept that I would like to discuss is‚ Peter Elbow’s Radical Idea. A Radical Idea is a novel idea‚ anything that goes against what we normally think. Also known as “going against the grain”. Whenever we are exposed to a radical idea we play one of two games. The first game is Doubting. Doubting is when you hear a radical idea and the first thing you want to do is smother it‚ get rid of it‚ or say no‚ not a good idea. The second
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everywhere) being. It seems that everything around us is some small cog in a large piece of clockwork that has been intricately designed for all aspects of the planet to coincide and work with each other. The main strengths of the teleological argument are that the conditions of the world are so perfect for us to live in that it must have been designed. Evidence is everywhere. One can use the William Paley’s watchmaker theory in support. Which states that: if you’re walking along the beach and
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