there is a fallacy of attacking the motive is caused by the senator in a sentence. Second answer is Look Who's Talking (Tu Quoque) because in this sentence speaker he is unknown about the benefits of exercise. On my third answer I choose the correct answer again here the answer is bandwagon argument because here the fallacy is committed by threat of rejection by one's peers is substituted for evidence in an argument. On my fourth question correct answer is Straw Man here the fallacy is made upon
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1. Mabel is not qualified to lead the school board because she used to drink liquor in her 20s. Hasty generalization would be the logical fallacy because this is based on the past and is very misleading on her qualifications on being in that position 2. A child can either be an athlete or a good student. This is very misleading to the audience to say that athletes are dumb or trouble students. I personally know high school athletes that are both. Either –or 3. Any change in health
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EN1420: Module 3 Identifying, Organizing, and Analyzing Your Sources Exercise 3.1 Identify the Logical Fallacies Each statement below contains a logical fallacy. Identify the fallacy and briefly explain, in one or two sentences, why it is an error in reasoning. 1. Mabel is not qualified to lead the school board because she used to drink liquor in her 20s. 2. A child can be either an athlete or a good student. 3. Any change in health care will lead to socialism; we don’t want to live in a
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State University College of Management and Information Technology Rueda St., Calbayog City Course: Bachelor of Science in Information Technology 3 Subject: Ethics (Humanities 5) Instructor: Mr. Gene Paul A. Pueblos Information Sheet 2 Fallacies - are basically arguments (statements) containing premise(s)- evidence and a claim - conclusion. However, these arguments
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children making improperly medical decisions that would threaten their best interest. In the following critical thinking essay, it will analysis the major topic that Dr Wilkinson mentioned and provided two sides evaluations, including strengths and fallacies in the article. Analysis Main arguments Based on analyzing the major topic about “Healthy case for letting doctors judge teen’s best interests”, Dr Wilkinson believed that we should respect adolescents’ medical decisions if it towards to their
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CheckPoint: Identifying Fallacies 2. Letter to the editor: “Andrea Keene’s selective morality is once again showing through in her July 15 letter. This time she expresses her abhorrence of abortion. But how we see only what we choose to see! I wonder if any of the anti-abortionists have considered the widespread use of fertility drugs as the moral equivalent of abortion, and, if they have, why they haven’t come out against them, too. The use of these drugs frequently results in multiple
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Chapter 10 Attitude-Predisposition to respond to an idea, person, or thing favorably or unfavorably. audience analysis-A consideration of characteristics including the type, goals, demographics, beliefs, attitudes, and values of listeners. Belief- An underlying conviction about the truth of an idea, often based on cultural training. Database-A computerized collection of information that can be searched in a variety of ways to locate information that the user is seeking. Demographics-Audience
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CHAPTER 5 – Writing to reflect * Writer is OBSERVER * Kinds of documents: Memoir, photo essays, short stories, literacy narratives, reflective essays * HOW TO WRITE: * Find a conversation and Listen in: Explore ur experience -> Ask questions abt promising subjects -> Conduct an observation * Reflect on Your Subject: Examine ur subject ( explore processes, consider implications, examine similarities and differences, trace causes and effects, consider value, identify challenges
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Categorizing Fallacies Categorize each fallacy statement by copying and pasting it into the text box adjacent to its matching fallacy type. Fallacy Statements Fallacy Type Fallacy Statement Ad hominem/genetic I don’t care if she is the top psychiatrist in the state! Her theory on sibling rivalry is extreme. How can we believe anything she says if she subscribes to theories of that nature? Wishful thinking Sure, I’ve heard that it’s better to not eat cheeseburgers every day, but it’s
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What Are Logical Fallacies? Unknown AIU Online What Are Logical Fallacies? There are two different kinds of reasoning in philosophy. One uses the logical synthesis of two or more true statements, it is called deductive reasoning. The other generalizes by observing a number of specific examples, it is called inductive reasoning. (Carroll, 2000) Both deductive and inductive reasoning requires us to use sound logic to reach valid conclusions. Without the use of this logic
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