Anecdotal evidence

portrays that this is the minds set of your average individual, but in reality these dreams fall short. In Dorris Lessing’s article “Group Minds” she writes a well-written persuasive article that consists of strong points but has vague, insufficient evidence. This article is about how individual people have been affected by groups and group pressure. Lessing mentions…

detectives managed to fool a gardener to admitting to a crime he did not commit, just because they fed of his honesty. They claimed they had stacks of evidence against him, and that they just needed his confession. This meant that the farmer after being cornered in by the two detectives admitted to it without ever caring to ask to see the supposed stack of evidence. Simply because the farmer knew of his own drinking problem could have led him to blackout during this event. This case was later…

The Googilization of Everything is a insightful book written by Vaidhyanathan as a way to inform internet users of all ages and occupations of Google’s influence and how it has been embraced by for example, of members in our society, through our culture, politics, and other issues, while also demonstrating the disinterest and resistance to the company’s expansion in recent years. Vaidhyanathan seeks out to expose Google and inform users of the potential consequences on having too much faith in…

that the buyer considered upon purchasing the sword sight unseen; (5) the sword that was purchased for $50,000 is only worth $1,000? BRIEF ANSWER The Court will probably not find the defendant guilty of actual fraud. Even though there is strong evidence that the seller did deceive the buyer, it will likely not prove that all of the five elements have been satisfied. The first element is not disputed due to the fact that the sword was supposed to be an original work, but a falsification of…

Austin Briffa Professor Lund Honors Philosophy of Science 12-04-16 Miracles: A Scientific and Religious Analysis The concept of a miracle has been etched into our society for centuries. It’s a word that is used quite often in colloquial language, such as when one hears good news. To many, they are attributed to supernatural entities, saints, and prophets, such as those found in Judeo-Christian scripture. From parting the Red Sea to turning water into wine, these mystical events have captured…

Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is a famous novel based in Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930’s. There are two different parts in the story, one revolving around Mayella Ewell. Mayella is involved in a trial where Tom Robinson is wrongfully accused of raping her. The other part of the story has to do with Scout Finch, whose father is part of the trial. The question brought up is debating whether or not Mayella is powerful. Power is defined as having control of your life, as well as controlling the…

strongly opposed to the issues in the article. The article does a good job in having it stated how there are multiple people who are affected by the issue and uses ethos and pathos to help further show the impact it has upon others. The type of evidence used in the article is the fact that it states the emotional toll that the guns have caused on campus. There are multiple pictures in the beginning of the article of people showing their condolences from the deadly gun rampage that had been…

Deforestation, a highly controversial topic that has multiple sides with different opinions flying everywhere. And sure enough, this opinionated topic has one of the greatest impacts on the planet, and that is if our species will continue thriving, or face our own demise. From learning about the ecological standpoint of our green nature around earth, I found the topic exciting and an opportunity to see how we as humans can change the course of history for our planet. Yet what I come to find…

Horrors of the Madhouse In the mid 1800s, being sent to a madhouse was considered a horrible death sentence. Simply being in one could make a perfectly sane person go crazy in the short span of a week. A women Bly met in the institution said to her, "Criminals are given every chance to prove their innocence. These poor, overworked girls are convicted after a few trifling questions" (Ehrlich 63). Women were thrown into asylums simply because they cheated on their husbands, were physically sick…

plaintiff in a careless way. I think the plaintiff knew the risks in signing a waiver and gave up there rights when they signed. If the waiver is legal and there was nothing illegal going on I think the defendants have a complete defense with the evidence presented in the…