Associate Level Material Appendix D 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? Cite and reference any sourced material consistent with
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the issues[sex-ed.] at hand “removes family involvement with the children‚ put kids in an uncomfortable position‚ stripped any sense of morality‚ promote promiscuity‚ and encourages experimentation.” In the passage‚ I have identified the logical fallacies that the author utilized in their argument: personal attack(ad hominem)‚ slippery slope‚ perfect argument‚ false dilemma‚ and wishful thinking. This argument seems to direct its argument toward a general surgeon about his recommendation about educating
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Rhetorical Analysis Frederick Douglass paints a clear picture in his narrative for people to see how slaves did not get to experience the luxuries of freedom‚ even after their escape of slavery. He compares the hardships of slavery and the blessedness of freedom‚ yet does not emphasize a lot of joy towards his freedom in New York. Douglass’ intentions were to not only stress the wretchedness of slavery but to also emphasize the fear he held inside from his tortured past. Therefore‚ Douglass implies
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among Madison to unite and inspire the nation to fight together and in addition to reflect the U.S as a strong force among others. James Madison‚ fourth president of the United States‚ was widely viewed as introverted as well as respected for his intellect. In 1813‚ during the midst of the War of 1812‚ Madison delivered his second inaugural address to the white men in America eligible to vote. During 1813‚ Madison is addressing a nation divided in a time calling for unity and harmony. Madison thoroughly
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audience engaged. Poe uses foreshowing for certain first person narration throughout the short story to give us‚ the readers advanced hints as to what is going to happen further on in the story. Foreshadowing is used when the man explains how “(He) made up (his) mind to take the life of the old man”. The use of the technique foreshadowing allows us to know what will happen towards the end of the short story‚ – the old man dying‚
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When I was in college‚ I used to write little ditties and short stories and poetry for my friends. Writing a book is another thing. It is so much different from my traditional day of dirty fingernails and greasy hair and hot pans. Mario Batali quotes College quotes favorite I was working all the time I was in college. I was working so much that I could hardly do my college work. Les Baxter quotes College quotes favorite You know that it is only through work that you
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unwritten law derived from the traditional law of England as developed by judicial precedence‚ interpretation‚ expansion and modification.’[2] The complete fusion of these jurisdictions has not yet occurred. The two “streams” of jurisdiction have merged in some areas as the law has developed‚ but are technically still separate. This essay will prove this claim using the equitable doctrines of estoppel and fiduciary obligations and will then discuss remedies. 2. History of Equity Prior to the enactment
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#1 The Birthday Fallacy can be described as the mistaken idea that the second proposition of the [What argument? Any argument? Hardly. You need to be more specific and detailed.] argument follows from the first proposition. It [what means this?] means that the way the argument is composed is not logically correct [How? What is the fallacy/}. The reason why the Birthday Fallacy is actually a fallacy is because it’s a mistaken belief based on the unsound argument. [NO! A fallacy is not a mistaken
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Rhetorical Strategies in Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address In Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address‚ he uses many different kinds of rhetorical strategies to unite a broken nation. During the time of the speech‚ it is four years into the Civil War and it is about to end. In this speech‚ Lincoln uses allusion‚ parallel structure‚ and diction to unify the North and the South. A rhetorical strategy that is seen throughout Lincoln’s speech is allusion. He uses God and the Bible to show that
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Following the end of World War II‚ the United States became involved in a battle of ideologies against the communist Soviet Union in what became known as the Cold War. During this time American leaders believed in the “Domino Effect” where nations would fall under communist rule one by one‚ leading to the implementation of containment policy. This led to several ‘proxy wars’ between the United States and Soviet Union‚ with the best known conflict being the Vietnam War in 1955-1973‚ which resulted
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