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Descartes, the famous philosopher who supposed “I think therefore I am” even recognizes that truth requires fact, and does not stem directly from belief. This is an important distinction because Descartes’ premise for his philosophy was that rationality determines humanity, and yet belief, a part of the thinking system, does not determine truth—only fact or reality…

that some jobs and occupations require correct facts. My final reason is that they are losing credibility for an easy problem to fix. My first reason is that we can’t tell if the Wikipedians who edit Wikipedia are certified or have certified facts. My first reason is that even though the person who made the most edits on Wikipedia is a trusted administrator, we have no way to prove that the 2 million edits that he made on Wikipedia were credible facts that are proven. The top 4 users of…

Claims supported by facts range from stating that the rain is made from water to the sun in our solar system is 15 million kilometers away. The Correspondence Theory takes information and attaches it to a real world comparison considered factual. Each truth is only named a truth when it is attached to something considered factual. Throughout history, the metaphysical question, of what truth and facts truly are, has been explored in all forms, relying on anything from the facts of what we already…

smartphones are hijacking our minds. This analysis will discuss how Carr utilizes facts, evidence, and inclusive language in the article “How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds,” to support his argument. The first device is facts. Facts are always inarguable. Carr says “The fact that most of us now habitually keep our phones ‘nearby and in sight,’ the researchers noted, only magnifies the toll.” He starts off the sentence by saying “the fact that” which lets the audience know that this is not an…

5 Facts about Racism and Racists like Donald Trump Donald Trump has certainly raised some eyebrows in the last couple of months. After his policy to shutdown all Muslims entering the U.S., a former NFL player called him out. Hamza Abdullah actually compared Donald Trump to a drunk driver. This was no doubt to take a shot about his apparent racism. Speaking of racism, here are some other facts about racists like Donald Trump. FACT 1 Did you know that liking white meat is racist? This sounds…

basically state the case for affirmative action to help carry out his idea of why affirmative action is bad, but I will argue the fact that affirmative action is actually good. Throughout the article Pojman gives premises for his main thesis. One premise that he uses to convey his argument about role models is the fact that role models need to be of your own race. In fact, in the article he says, “To yield to the demand, however tempting it may be, for “role-models-just-like-us.” (pg. 468)…

that we interpret facts. Every scientific theory starts as a hypothesis. A scientific hypothesis is a suggested ending for an unexplained thing that happened. According to the Dictionary, a hypothesis is an idea that hasn't been proven yet. If enough evidence adds up to support a hypothesis, it moves up to a theory. In the scientific method and becomes accepted. A scientific theory is a type of theory used in the scientific method. The term theory can mean something…

some valid points, Cuban failed to to make his point credible by not citing his sources. And without proof that his facts are legitimate, we have no way of knowing if Cuban is just barfing up facts to make his point. The first instance is when Larry Cuban was talking about how many students enrolled in a community college graduates, but the readers have no way of knowing if that fact…

pleadings. Walton v. Network Solutions, 221 Md. App. 656, 665 (2015). A court considering a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim must assume the truth of all well-pleaded material facts as well as all inferences that can be drawn from them. Conwall Law LLC v. Tung, 221 Md. App. 481, 513 (2015). The material facts which set forth the cause of action “must be pleaded with sufficient specificity.” Id. Maryland courts have stated unequivocally that “[b]ald assertions and conclusory…

the facts, rather than personal feelings, while subjectivity mixes the two together which can be dangerous. Although most of society today has agreed that slavery is morally wrong, in studying this institution we must view it with an unbiased perspective. People find it easy to hide behind their feelings instead of facing the facts, because sometimes this is easier than owning up to what actually happened. They hide behind their feelings that slavery is wrong, and refuse to look at the facts of…