Analyzing Arguments Part I The argument of Halevi (2019) in a recent op-ed in the Los Angeles Times is that Boycott Israel movement is misguided because it will not achieve the objective of those who, like Airbnb, are engaged in the protest of Israel Continue Reading...
Fallacies Logical Fallacies Slippery slope is a logical fallacy where one event is said to lead to another event, which in turn leads to another event, which in turn has significant consequences. For example, a person might argue that if one person Continue Reading...
Fallacies The choices that people make determine the shape of things to come. This observation holds true at the individual, organizational, national, and global level. Therefore, it is obvious that close attention needs to be paid to critical think Continue Reading...
Inductive Reasoning and Fallacies in Today's Popular Mass Media (Tabloid News Articles and Advertising Campaigns) In popular mass media, information has become a valuable source of profit. Motivated by the lucrative media business, publishing compan Continue Reading...
App Fallacy," a columnist New York University's Washington Square News argues wisdom Common Application college application process. You read essay college newspaper; opportunity responds. The fallacy of "The Common App Fallacy" The Common Applica Continue Reading...
Positive effects: UPB management will be able to capitalize on the five years of training and other investments in Mark Williams The colleagues will feel a sense of security as Williams has decided to stick with the company Costs with replacing Continue Reading...
Not all humans exhibit the same jealously levels, behaviors, etc.); and, 2. Today, instinct theory has a more biological emphasis for specific motives and not all (like aggression and sex). but, there is still a strong instinct perspective in the st Continue Reading...
Ethics: Green's Dilemma Identifying Logical Fallacies Fallacy 1: Circular Definition (The definition includes the term being defined as a part of the definition, it is assumed because something is a rule it must be obeyed without saying why) "I b Continue Reading...
Because fallacies like the ones presented above can cause such problems in all forms of research and decision making, it is useful to have some tools to analyze a given statement. Known as "analytical tools," some examples are the "Devils Advocate, Continue Reading...
These are shaped by real conditions. Argument: I use my lawn for recreational activities and fear that this would impede on these. Fallacy: False Dilemma Persuasive Argument: Special breeds of grass can be used to create lawns and recreational Continue Reading...
Specifically, Heuer advocated the use of tools that help the thinker to "...clearly delineate their assumptions and chains of inference," and to "specify the degree and source of the uncertainty involved in the conclusions." Thus, Heuer advocated t Continue Reading...
Critical Thinking Action Project Finding fallacies in the prior assignment In the Introduction the statement was made that because the two offices of ExtraVert are in different locations and have "different objectives" that strategic situation will Continue Reading...
Global Warming Argument FACT OR FALLACY Critical Thinking World Health Organization (2013) reports that, in the last century, the earth's warmth increased by approximately 0.75 degrees C. And further at more than 0.18 degrees every decade in the l Continue Reading...
Elements of Critical ThinkingCritical thinking is the ability to analyze arguments or positions in order to assess their strengths and weaknesses. When critically evaluating an argument, one must consider the evidence that is being presented in suppo Continue Reading...
Nurse Q's How can nurse develop the ability to define and analyse problems? It is important for those within the medical field to continually seek the truth. Science is always telling a new story. Each individual person in need of health care prese Continue Reading...
Ehrenreich's Complaint "Sounds" Disingenuous Barbara Ehrenreich states that women complaining at the turn of the 20th century about being "robbed of their creative work" were behaving "pointlessly reactionary" (66): she uses the word "sounds" in her Continue Reading...
Cognitive Dissonance1. Explain what cognitive dissonance is and how people avoid dissonance to maintain a positive self-image.Cognitive dissonance is the feeling one has when two contradictory perceptions or views are held or recognized at the same t Continue Reading...
Religion as a Social Phenomenon Religion serves both a personal and a political function. As a personal phenomenon, religion can provide psychological and emotional sustenance, mitigate grief, and provide solace in the midst of existential crises. S Continue Reading...
Pepsi Problem In this case, Pepsi is under scrutiny because of some allegations that an ad campaign of their brand Mountain Dew were offensive. An aggressive marketing agent for Mountain Dew had recently created a unique ad campaign that may have us Continue Reading...
Chalmer's Argument The problem of consciousness, in short, is that there is a gap between any posited physical explanation and the actual subconscious or immaterial experience of the phenomena, i.e. Of the subconscious act itself. The one does not a Continue Reading...
Wilson also believes that the key solution to the problem of plastic in the oceans is to stop producing plastic products in such massive quantities and for consumers to stop using plastic products. The next step according to Wilson is to get involve Continue Reading...
Logical Fallacies STATMENT: By all means, teenagers should be the best drivers in the world. Their muscles and their reflexes should be quick enough to handle anything. FALLACY: False dichotomy The arguer sets up the situation so it looks like the Continue Reading...
Business Critical Thinking To whom it may concern: 'Logically speaking...' How often do we say this simple phrase? There is a presumption that logic is not only good, but that the human mind can easily calculate the pros and cons of most decisions. Continue Reading...
Project management is a systematic methodology of attaining aims and objectives in a given criteria for instance time and budget spread on number of years. Project management has been behind every major project for instance man landing on the moon to Continue Reading...
Solar is the Solution, author Steve Heckeroth argues that solar energy is the key to alleviating climate change. Heckeroth builds his argument on the statement that "Solar is a promising source of future energy supplies because not only is it clean, Continue Reading...
Du Bois is an education in itself; the man is a giant of letters and his editorial positions were actually prophetic because by the Civil Rights Movement of the late 1950s and 1960s many Blacks were demanding the things that Du Bois demanded years b Continue Reading...
Paul Keating's Redfern Speech Paul Keating's speech at Redfern Park provides examples of rhetoric that are discussed below. The speech uses of and the three modes of persuasion: pathos, ethos, and logos. The use of epiphora, particularly in tricolon Continue Reading...
Mind-body debate is central to the philosophy of consciousness. Two of the most significant philosophers to specialize in the analysis of the mind-body relationship are Nicolas Malebranche, a French Cartesian dualist, and Gottfried Liebniz, a German Continue Reading...
Cliff is assuming decreases in revenues are decreasing needed revenue for new projects. With a new product launch, the company would be able to regain market share and revenues. Pat is assuming a new product to identify customers by retinal scan, tr Continue Reading...
The SAFE Act not only protects victims of domestic violence, but also helps them become effective members of the country's economy. Domestic violence also account for about fifteen percent of total crimes committed in the United States. Reports from Continue Reading...
Illegal Immigration Cost Cost to the California Criminal Justice System of Illegal Immigration The illegal immigration debate in the United States has taken center stage recently because the President and Congress have decided that is finally time Continue Reading...
Law Enforcement Benefits of GIS Applications for Law Enforcement Resources Police methods have changed dramatically around the world in recent years due to the advent of geo-positioning and improved computer-aided mapping techniques. As has happen Continue Reading...
.. A series of symbols used to represent things. [and it is] a process of "coding and then decoding these symbols" (Lewis, 2006). And what must never be lost is that both speaker and listener are stakeholders in the process. Moreover, when the peacef Continue Reading...
Standardization of "Ban the Burqa" The wearing of burqas should be prohibited in Australia. The liberal perspective on burqas is invalid. The liberal perspective on burqas is that they merely represent a cultural difference or represent a repressi Continue Reading...
Flaws in ArgumentEhrenreich (2000) makes several fallacies in her argumentative essay, Maid to Order published in Harpers Magazine. Her main argument is that no self-respecting, independent woman would or should submit to doing domestic housework the Continue Reading...
But if one agrees with the jury that convicted her, that the evidence supports that "Stewart acted on illegally obtained information in selling her stock," the fact that some corporate executives might 'do worse' things does not make her illegal ac Continue Reading...
(Eljamal; Stark; Arnold; Sharp, 1999) To conclude, it be said that if we will not be able to master imparting the capability to think in a developed form, our profession, as well as perhaps our world, would be influenced and taken over by someone w Continue Reading...
Police Brutality "There is no question that police brutality, when it occurs, is one of the most egregious violations of public trust that a public servant can commit." This statement is an example of circular reasoning. It posits a premise in whi Continue Reading...
Smaller arguments: Potential benefits for employee and employer include changes in maternity and sick leave, elimination of commute. Valid Potential Drawbacks for employee and employer include lack of communication. Valid Technology Requirements ne Continue Reading...
Ambedkar" and "Homosexuality and the Bible," I learned about the topics at hand, as well as how to prevent certain aspects in my writing, such as use of fallacies and scare tactics. The topics were very interesting and helped me to gain a knowledge a Continue Reading...
