Critical Thinking Case Study GEN/480 Interdisciplinary Capstone Course March 3, 2011 Norton Brainard III Case Study Part I: Analysis 1. Describe all assumptions seen in any of documents provided in the case study . a. Kelly: Had the assumption that with a project like this it was putting the company on the line. Furthermore the quality of service with little staff may prove impossible. Kelly also assumed that the company was only interested in putting the product
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NAME Chi Hsiao DATE 12-2-2014 English 1301: Final Exam Study Guide Fall 2014 (Suarez) 1. Narration - telling a story or several related stories. 2. Flashback- returns to an earlier time in the narrative 3. Dramatic License- adding or reshaping details in order to shape the narrative point 4. Flash-forward- gives the reader a glimpse of the future before the story continues in the present
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PHI 210 Exam 2 Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwcampus.com/shop/phi-210-exam-2/ Question 1 4 out of 4 points Jacob is writing an article at work and is stuck. Karen has an idea, and Jacob is interested in hearing it. Jacob is being _________ minded? Question 2 4 out of 4 points Which of the following is a core skill of critical thinking? Question 3 4 out of 4 points According to the text, what impact have technological advancements had on
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In response to the deaths that are being caused by smoking related Illnesses, the writer’s editorial titled ‘time to dampen fire in cigarette smoke’ contends that smoking is becoming a very serious issue. The writer begins with an encouraging and very patriotic tone demonstrating that the government is putting its effort to decrease the illnesses but it transfer’s to a very disappointing tone to indicate that currently the government isn’t even considering to regulate the cigarettes. instead they
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Hassan Rasheed BA 3300 9/25/15 Part 1 – Applying the Universal Intellectual Standards: Accuracy: Accuracy is the first infringement of the Universal Intellectual Standards. The statistics of how many minors and females for the company’s total workers is not validated through a non-biased party. UNICEF is a good source to get demographic data in industrial settings and they are more reliable than a union’s statistics. Fairness: Speaker talks about the “little girl…working hour after
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Zahraa Rahal Mrs. Nina Shalhoub English 204 1 October 2015 A Critique of “The common App Fallacy” by Damon Beres Damon Beres, a columnist for New York University’s Washington Square News, professes his point view on the Common College Application and lists what he believes to be wrong with it. Beres presents the main bulk of his argument in a conversational tone, which has emphasis over conciseness and logic rather than fact. It is clear from the beginning that Beres’ target audience is:
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to locate at least two (2) advertisements that exhibit any of the following fallacies: equivocation, false authority, ad hominem, appeal to ignorance, or bandwagon. Post the videos in the discussion. Next, identify the fallacy used in the selected advertisements, discuss the primary reasons why you believe that the advertisers have used the fallacy in question, and examine whether or not their use of this type of fallacy is effective. From part 1 of this discussion, consider alternate strategies
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Indiana Religious Freedom Law In March 2015, Indiana governor Mike Pence signed a Religious Freedom bill into law that will take effect in July 2015. The backlash from the left was vocal with a correspondingly loud response from the religious right. A friend forwarded me an article from The American Conservative, written by Patrick J. Buchanan. In his article, Mr. Buchanan’s argument is that the turmoil surrounding the bill is about “the replacement of Christian values with secular values as the
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Argument template The given argument presents a couple of assumptions and facts to arrive at the conclusion that ______claim_______, (which in term) _________conclusion_______. The argument cities the (example, survey data) as an evidence in support of its claim that ____________. An overview of the argument would lead the reader to be convinced of the authenticity of the claim made. However, on closer scrutiny / on analyzing the given argument from all perspectives, one can indentify various
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I can often remember hearing do something with your time as a kid However I cannot remember to many times when someone came up with a decent activity for these youths who don’t have opportunities as some of peers however they make do. Some of these ways make headlines do to the fact that kids are wild and sometimes dangerous. Most of these kids have no activities other than school or sports. The problem starts when all of the bottled up energy comes pouring out at the end of
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