perspective. Introduces some formal techniques of the basic concepts of deductive and inductive reasoning. Promotes reasoning skills through examining arguments from literature, politics, business, and the media. Enables students to identify common fallacies, to reflect on the use of language for the purpose of persuasion, and to think critically about the sources and biases of the vast quantity of information that confronts us in the "Information Age." INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Required Resources
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to fight for the reform of the factory. This option, rather than shutting down, would keep a lot less workers out of work, the company gets better working conditions, and the school won’t lose money from sales of collegiate merchandise. Part 2-Fallacies 1. “We can demand that Cromwell obtain its logo merchandise only from garment companies with socially responsible labor practices, and we can refuse to wear or purchase and Cromwell clothing until the college switches to an
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Final Project: Comprehensive Argument Analysis The Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center database at the University Library provides a wealth of arguments to which you can apply your critical thinking skills. Find this database by logging into to the Library and selecting the Article Databases—Specialized link. From the results page, scroll down to select the Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center link. Resources: Appendix A, Appendix D, and the University Library Due Date: Day 7 [Individual
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Marijuana Overdoses kill 37 Colorado first day of legalization William Martin PHI 103 Informal Logic Mr. Edwin Teall 09/08/2014 The story that Colorado is reconsidering its decision to legalize recreational pot following the death of 37 people from marijuana overdoses. Came from the Rocky Mountain News. Across the state on January 1st the first day the drug became legal for all adults to use, the hospitals where overloaded with people clinging onto life due to overdosing on marijuana. The
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Nation and Race, and it deals with Hitler’s own thoughts about racial superiority and races in general. While this paper is very well written, it is full of ideas that many people in the present would not agree with. It also has several literary fallacies which can leave readers with more questions than answers if they do not understand the premise of what Hitler is saying. In paragraph 6 of Nation and race (1925), Hitler uses the analogy “The fox is always a fox, the goose a goose… and the difference
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scientists attribute to global warming and climate change, and according to them, give up luxuries for the sake of the challenges that might come with it. For instance, the writer of the blog can’t contemplate giving up property because of ‘scientific fallacies’. “No way am I giving up my SUV without a fight” is an absolute example. Like when friend was recently diagnosed with diabetes, he didn’t want to accept the heftiness of the issue as much as he believed his medical expert. He was supposed to make
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The current debate regarding torture being used as an interrogation measure stands whether or not forms of torture are being masked as “enhanced” interrogation techniques to extract information from suspected terrorists. The argument in Essay 161 is that waterboarding and other severe interrogation methods constitute as torture, and are not effective. Therefore, we should find alternative solutions to extract information. The argument in Essay 172 is that severe interrogation methods are necessary
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statements are the same, also that ethical statements can be verified and falsified. Criticisms of ethical naturalism – the naturalistic fallacy. The naturalistic fallacy is the claim that good cannot be defined. G.E. Moore argued against ethical naturalism and called the attempt to identify goodness with a natural quality a mistake. He uses the naturalistic fallacy to do this. Intuitionism – G.E. Moore. Intuitionism is the theory that moral truths are known by intuition. Moore’s intuitionism is a
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governance structure | | 3. | According to Peter S. Tippett, which of the following common ethics fallacies is demonstrated by the belief that if a computer application allows an action to occur, the action is allowable because if it was not, the application would have prevented it? a. The computer game fallacy b. The shatterproof fallacy c. The hacker's fallacy d. The law-abiding citizen fallacy | | 4. | According to Stephen Levy, which of the following is one of the six beliefs he described
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“Toronto Mayor Airs Bloody Cloths” is an article written by Carolyn Cooper and published in the Jamaica Gleaner on January 26, 2014. In this article the author persuasively argues that we are not capitalizing on the rich cultural values of the Jamaican Patois. The author begins by highlighting the infamous Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford whose cursing of two Jamaica expletives have gone viral. Cooper continues that as a result of this a producer from the Canadian media contact her for her expertise in
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