Chapter 9 Strategic Organization – Organizing speech to achieve particular result with particular audience Main Points – Major points developed in body of speech; most speeches have 2-5 Chronological order – Main points follow time pattern Spatial order – Main points follow directional pattern Causal order – Main points show cause-effect relationship Problem-Solution order – First main point (The problem); second main point (The solution) Topical order – Main points divide topic into logical
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In 2007, the Urban Institute, a research organization based in Washington, released a report linking violent crime and iPods. The report stated that, “Nationally, violent crime fell every year from 1993 to 2004, before rising in 2005 and 2006, at the same time America’s streets filled with millions of people visibly using expensive electronic gear, especially iPods.” Assuming it is true, what can you conclude from the statement made by the Urban Institute? --Adapted from The New York Times, Sept
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1. Red Herring Fallacy Your Answer: occurs when one makes a judgement on the bases of one or even a few samples. This argument is used when a conclusion is made without enough evidence. Right Answer: is raising an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the primary issue. This fallacy often appeals to fear or pity. The argument also can use guilt to manipulate others into agreement and action. It is often inserted into an argument to help a person win the argument without directly dealing with
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This semester I learned the correct way to write a research paper using MLA formatting. Professor Feltey taught the class how to find reliable sources and the importance of evaluating each source to ensure that we are not using overly biased information. I was surprised to discover that writing a research paper was much more involved than I had anticipated. After completing my research paper, I felt that I had reviewed my subject from both sides and was able to write a convincing argumentative research
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including law professor Paul Butler who believed that the president went “out of his way to try to appease [his opponents]” (21). Rothman surmises that Butler blames the president’s “haters” (21) for his lack of action. Because Butler’s comment is an ad hominem that attacks the president’s character, Rothman’s conclusion is valid. Furthermore, because the media wrongfully reported on the now-fired officer and sharply criticized the president for not acting as they had anticipated, Rothman’s argument is
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A Critical Thinking Analysis of Penn-Mart’s Health Care Strategy Revisions Dennis D. Puskas University of Maryland University College DMBA 610 September 21, 2014 Abstract The following paper will use a set of 10 critical thinking steps recommended by Browne & Keeley to objectively analyze the memorandum sent by Salvador Monella who is the Senior Vice President of Human Resources to the Board of Directors at Penn-Mart. Mr. Monella has conducted a review of Penn-Mart’s healthcare strategy
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* This assignment will showcase your ability to recognize and examine argument structure. Please be sure to follow all of the assignment guidelines, which your instructor will give to you in class or listed below. * In this week's assignment, we are going to take a look at a couple of arguments related to an immensely controversial idea in our society, the idea of same-sex marriage. At the end of Chapter Six you will find two different opinions, Justice Margaret Marshall’s majority
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PHIL 447N Final Exam MCQs Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwaid.com/shop/phil-447n-final-exam-mcqs/ Question 1.1. (TCO 1) "Thinking about thinking" is the definition of what? (Points : 4) Development of arguments Measure of good sense Development of critical skills Writing for clarity Critical thinking Question 2.2. (TCO 1, 2, 4) In Chapter 1, we learned the definition of the term issue. The principle concern when handling an issue is whether
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A Response to Something Libertarians Must Admit If I owe my being a classical liberal or libertarian to any thinker, it is definitely the economist Milton Friedman. I accidentally stumbled on a YouTube video of him a couple of years ago and both his charisma and easy to understand concept of the correlation between capitalism and freedom convinced me that a free society required free markets. Even though Milton Friedman introduced me to pro-liberty philosophy there are a number of thinkers that
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Retrospective Analysis of Personality Intro to Psychology August 31, 2014 I found doing this paper quite exciting to a certain point, until I really took a moment to glance back into my life and see the changes that have taken place. Through the years I have wondered what made me change my personality towards the way I look at things but now I see why. I drastically made those changes due to the different people and environments I have been. My personality started out as helping anyone I could
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