This semester so far in the Preparation for College Composition class I learned so many different things. So, what did I learn this year? For a great portion of the semester I learned how to locate and identify a logical fallacy and know how to not use one of the many fallacies that are out there in the world. I also learned how to find underlying questions in a question that i as asked to write about and how to attack the prompt which was being asked. Another thing which i thought was pretty interesting
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Change is a part of life and it should be embraced and not resisted. The perceived “advantages” of the status-quo have an inherent cost associated with them as resistance to change can be at the cost of intellectual freedom and insight. If we are to grow as individuals, we must embrace change and the positive benefits it brings. This course, Critical Reasoning, has been quite effective in encouraging me to seek a deeper level of insight and understanding, to challenge what we believe and why
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the article I will analyze the reliability, credibility, and validity of the data used by the author as well as identifying any fallacies in the argument. In the article the author takes a position against a playoff system for college football and ends it by stating, “I realize no one else feels this way. I do not care” (Klosterman, 2007). That statement itself is a common fallacy of rationalizing. The author is stating their opinion on the issue at the same time rejecting any other feedback
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Personal Reflection Paper Maria Williams HUM/111 February 24, 2013 Stephanie Washington Personal Reflection Paper The subject of critical thinking is one that has broadened my thinking horizon by a lot and I am happy to share. Critical thinking is a “type of reasonable, reflective thinking that is aim at deciding what to believe or what to do”. It is a way of deciding whether a
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Applying Critical Thinking: Analyzing Memo from FSEU Director of Human Resources to President, FSEU Local No. 343 Abstract The Illinois State intends to privatize the Department of Transportation (DoT) information systems management function. This function is currently being performed by 75 State employees, 43 of whom are members of Federated State Employee Union (FSEU) Local 343. On May 12, 2010 the Governor of Illinois notified the President of FSEU Local 343 about the State’s intent. The
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Discussion Week 11 #1 I found the Nature vs. Nurture topic interesting because I don’t believe the environment makes the person. We are all responsible for the choices we make. We can rise above our environment. In the case of the pedophile it can be nature or nurture. Some people are either not strong enough to rise above their environment or do not wish. There are people who can’t do any better because they don’t know how and people who can’t do any better because they just don’t want to. I
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discussed in the, Asking the Right Questions (Browne & Keeley, 2012). The steps that was discussed was 1) Finding out what are the issues and the conclusions; 2) Identifying What are the reasons; 3) Identifying which words or phrases are ambiguous; 4) What are the values and descriptive assumptions; 5) Checking to see if there are any fallacies in the reasoning; 6) How good is the evidence; 7) Are there any rival causes; 8) Are the statistics Deceptive; 9) What significant information is omitted; and
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Everyday people use identity to get a sense of meaning and belonging in their lives. However, by identifying with certain groups come ascribed and avowed identities. The positive outcomes are mutual avowed identities that results in the creation of certain ideologies. The negative outcomes are the stigmas and stereotypes of those ascribed identities. By stereotyping people we somewhat categorize the group as a whole which can end bias views. But if we know that ignoring individualism in a group of
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uncostliness, &c." Instead, Mill will argue that some pleasures are intrinsically better than others. The accusation that hedonism is "doctrine worthy only of swine" has a long history. In Nicomachean Ethics (Book 1 Chapter 5), Aristotle says that identifying the good with pleasure is to prefer a life suitable for beasts. The theological utilitarians had the option of grounding their pursuit of happiness in the will of God; the hedonistic utilitarians needed a different defense. Mill's approach is to
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UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN FOUNDATION IN SCIENCE - FHEL1012 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC STUDY ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015/2015 SEMESTER: JAN 2015 TUTORIAL 2 1.0 Identifying the General Purpose of a Paragraph 1. In naval aviation, the AWACS (Airborne Early Warning Command and Control System) plane, or Hawkeye, serves as an air traffic controller, monitoring the airspace around a carrier fleet. It is responsible
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