651 Search Results for The Problem of Fallacies
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A literary critical analysis is not merely a summary of a literary work. Instead, it is an argument that expresses an interpretation, judgment, or critical evaluation of the work. This is accomplished by examining specific literary devi Continue Reading...
How Sergeant Majors Help Soldiers Cope with Stress
Introduction
Master Resilience Training (MRT) allows officers in the U.S. Army to learn how to promote resilience among soldiers using positive psychology. The goal of the program is ultimately to he Continue Reading...
The term ‘deontology’ has its roots in the Greek language – ‘deon’ being the Greek word for ‘duty’ and ‘logos’ meaning ‘study/ science of’. Within the context of modern ethical philoso Continue Reading...
Website Evaluation: Nolo.com
One of the biggest legal information clearinghouses online is the website Nolo.com. Based in the United States, and therefore mainly only applicable to that country, Nolo.com offers a wide range of informational articles Continue Reading...
Debating the Value and Ethical Concerns of Psychological Profiling
Introduction
A psychological profile is created by combining individual profiles, such as a victim profile with an offender profile or a geographical profile and even a DNA profile. T Continue Reading...
Impact of globalization on US jobs
One can certainly debate when globalization began in the United States. Was it when millions of slaves were imported from Africa? Was it during the Spanish-American war when the US sowed the seeds of a colonial empi Continue Reading...
Introduction
Human rights are usually discussed from an ethical, political, or sociological perspective but less often from a psychological point of view. However, a social psychology approach to human rights adds depth and insight into the causes of Continue Reading...
Introduction
Understanding an argument means being able to assess the argument, and evaluate the different positions of the argument effectively. In many cases, there are issues with merely accepting a proposition – it pays to critically evalua Continue Reading...
doubt seen the most profound transformation of the human relationship with the natural world in the history of humankind," ("Great Acceleration," 2015). Technological and environmental progress has been a tremendous boon for humanity, but came at th Continue Reading...
Empiricism is fundamentally the belief that all knowledge is eventually resultant from the senses and experience, and that all conceptions can be linked back to data from the senses. John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume are considered to be th Continue Reading...
Trump's Tax Plan
Donald Trump's stance on trade -- namely, that cutting corporate taxes will incentivize companies to stay in the U.S. (as will a tariff on the imported goods of offshoring companies) -- is one that is denounced by his opponent Hilla Continue Reading...
Epidemiology
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has issued its recommendations for breast cancer screening. In this article, they make a few different recommendations. First, they recommend screening for women 50-74 years. They note that Continue Reading...
R.I.P. RELIGIOUS RIGHT and other Super Tuesday Take-Aways . . .
Whereas the "religious right" had seemed to be a dominant force in American politics, particularly powerful in the Republican Party, the influence of this loud but still minority group Continue Reading...
Business Ethics
An ethical dilemma is defined as a situation where "an agent has moral reasons for doing two different actions, but where doing both of those two actions in not possible" (McConnell, 2014). Businesses often find themselves in what th Continue Reading...
Female Gender Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation
The procedures that constitute the removal of the external genitalia of the females, whether in part or wholly, is referred to as female genital mutilation or briefly as FGM. It also constitutes ot Continue Reading...
rhetorical strategies when appealing to their audience, McCarthy hearkens far more to an emotional appeal building on fear and mistrust. Murrow recognizes McCarthy's logical fallacies and appeals more to logic than to emotion. He notes, for example, Continue Reading...
renowned film makers of this century Federico Fellini. Fellinni was born in Rimini on 20 January 1920. He was the son of Ida Barbiani who was of Roman origin and his father was Urbano who was a travelling salesman. Even while he was in high school, Continue Reading...
U.S. Constitution is the highest law of the land. As such, is has a significant effect on public policy not only in what is possible and what is not but also through the processes it establishes for addressing issues of public interest. For this ass Continue Reading...
Clinical Research Ethics
Medical research is the most sensitive field of research in the entire field of academia. It is governed by several rules, regulations, and ethical standards. For instance, no research endeavor is allowed in case it hurts th Continue Reading...
NCLB
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) ensures "test-driven accountability" in public schools (Center on Education Policy, n.d.). As it has in other schools, NCLB has improved some areas of student outcomes, but not all. The school has dramatically shifte Continue Reading...
Food
There are many different controversies with respect to food, among them issues about long-run food security, about different health issues related to food including added salt and trans-fats, or on the positive side the value of highly-nutritio Continue Reading...
Sociobiology offers an evolutionary approach to human behavior and psychology. The fundamental tenet of sociobiology is that psychological traits have adaptive functions and are often embedded in DNA. Psychological traits, like physical features, are Continue Reading...
Indesit has a number of sources of competitive advantage. It has a brand that is widely recognized in Europe, and with that strong distribution channels and a good reputation among consumers. The company has a good executive team that was able to run Continue Reading...
Political Bloggers
There are no shortage of political bloggers, most of them partisan hacks without any credentials or writing ability. There are many, however, who have lent their voices to election campaigns and daily political life in a positive Continue Reading...
Personal Narrative and Research
A university is defined as a higher education institution providing academic degrees (Aronowitz, 28). That sounds like a cut-and-dried understanding, but a university and the experience it can provide for those who at Continue Reading...
journal that relates to equal employment opportunity. The article reviewed for this report covers the subject of employment interviews as conducted and participated in by black and white prospective employees and employer representatives. The crux o Continue Reading...
Decriminalize Marijuana in Canada
The question as to whether Canada should decriminalize the use, sale, and cultivation of marijuana has been debated over the past few years, and the debate has taken a sharper turn now that it is being decriminalize Continue Reading...
Minimizing Poverty Is a Government Initiative
The Progressive Era
Poverty reduction has remained a central debate in periodical democratic societies. Schemes have been established to enable citizens to be economically viable either at paid-employme Continue Reading...
Congressional Committee identified for the recent financial crisis.
It would be nearly impossible to assess the financial crisis from 2006 to 2010, which largely began in the United States and reverberated around the world, without acknowledging th Continue Reading...
trait theories of entrepreneurship, we can gain a better understanding of the differences between entrepreneurship and other economic forms. Key to this understanding is examining the traits of serial entrepreneurs to see how they approach the issue Continue Reading...
Barry's "Machine Man"
Originally published in 2011, Max Barry's futuristic science fiction novel "Machine Man" was first made available to readers as an online serial, before being updated and collected into a full-fledged book. Barry bucked publis Continue Reading...
War Against Turks" writings Martin Luther, I attached additional material file. Instruction: Discussion
In attempting to discuss the principle argument that the author of this reading is attempting to make, one must understand that the reading disc Continue Reading...
health and reproductive rights, the issues at stake are women's physical health and their physical autonomy. One of the main arguments that the authors make is that women's health has been compromised because of their inability to exercise autonomy. Continue Reading...
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False Beliefs and Their Behavioral Consequences
Human psychology is so amazing that it can control human behavior with and without his conscious will. People often develop habits, behaviors or routines that become a vit Continue Reading...
Marketing in Banking
The topic being researched for this doctoral work is marketing in the banking industry. Before delving into the research too much for this topic, the researcher will first enumerate the goals that are to be attained. These goals Continue Reading...