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? According to the text and assumption is “to assume is to take something for granted, to expect that things will be a certain way because they have been that way in the past or because you want them
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Up, Up, and AWA: Scoring Well in the Essay Section A five-part GMATTERS series, August 2005 PART ONE: This week we begin a new series on the Analytical Writing Assessment ("AWA") portion of the GMAT, otherwise known as "the essays." Because they do not feed into the overall score out of 800 (they are scored separately, on a scale of 6 points), they are often neglected. They do serve a purpose, though, and you need to take them seriously, even if they do not warrant the bulk of your study time
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Associate Level Material Assumptions and Fallacies Write a 150- to 200-word response to each of the following sets of 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? An assumption is something that is accepted as true or certain to happen, without proof. When you make an assumption you are, ultimately, throwing reasoning out the window because you have replaced
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13). No matter if precautions were taken or not, no one deserves to be raped. Because a victim happens to be raped should not morally mean she be forced to keep a child conceived in this setting. The article seems to be riddled with the ad hominem fallacy because the author
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Fallacy Summary and Application Paper Introduction Logical Fallacies are methods in argumentations or persuasions that may look or sound good and truthful but do not stand up to critical analysis. These are errors of reasoning that may be recognized by prudent thinkers (Downes, 1995). Fallacies are more than just mistaken belief, it is a flaw in argument that may be intentionally created by a person who has an agenda or may be due to a simple error. On the other hand, Fischer (1970; p. 306) in
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extreme manipulation. Others, however, now believe that the NRA is the devil. Bringing up the NRA in such a negative light was an unfair argument in Bowling for Columbine. It was an ad hominem attack against Charlton Heston. This argument was a logical fallacy, and should be taken out of the
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Associate Level Material Assumptions and Fallacies Write a 150- to 200-word response to each of the following sets of questions: 1. What are assumptions? 2. something taken for granted: something that is believed to true without proof 3. belief without proof: the belief that something is true without having any proof 4. act of undertaking something: the act of taking something upon yourself • • How do you think assumptions might interfere with critical
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Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. Points: 180 |Assignment 5: Critical Thinking Paper — Draft | | |Criteria |Unacceptable |Meets Minimum |Fair |Proficient |Exemplary | | |Below 60% F |Expectations |70-79% C |80-89% B |90-100% A |
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sides. Parts of the story along with researched information are to be included. · complete your research and document all of your sources cited (used in the essay) · make use of the rhetorical triangle: ethos, logos, and pathos · avoid logical fallacies Objectives: · use invention techniques such as brainstorming, listing, cubing, reporters’ questions, free-writing, and clustering. · organize ideas and supporting details in a clear and effective manner. · express the main idea of an
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had several different examples of bias, rhetorical devices and fallacies in her argument that perused the American people about HIV and AIDS. The political bias in the speech is where Fisher (1992) states, “With the President’s leadership, much good has been done. Much of the good has gone unheralded, and as the President has insisted, much remains to be done.” Throughout the speech, and the tone of the speech is the scare tactic fallacy technique. One example of scare tactic is where Fisher (1992)
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