Hasty generalization

Using Calculator in High School in Korea Should be Allowed during Math Class. In Korea, calculator has not been allowed for any reason in class room. But it has been a super controversial when seeing the countries like United States of America and countries in Europe use calculator, clamming for allowing to use calculator in high school classroom (Min-sik, Yoon). However, I think Korea should allow to use calculator in high school. The initial reason…

In Jennifer Grossman’s essay “Food for Thought (and for Credit)” states that home economics should be reinstated as a mainstream program in our schooling system because of the rising obesity epidemic in modern society. Home economics is very important in creating a healthier and more knowledgeable a generation. In the past participating in a home-ec class is exceedingly more common than it is today, however, this was not without its drawbacks. She says this program was mainly used to teach women…

Hip hops integration into higher education is much needed but hasn 't been easy according to Lekan Oguntoyinbo the author of The Rise Of Hip Hop. In the article the author tries to convey the importance of hip hop integration in education. She speakers of the cultural connection and ties hip hop can help build in students from urban neighborhoods. Although informative the article offers no true statistical evidence to support that claim: is hip hop 's integration into education truly effective.…

logical “sin” is ignorance as proof, this is when you misinterpret the data in your favor, or as Rumsfeld says “absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.”. Similarly, reaching a vast conclusion with less than stellar data is known as hasty generalization. The fourth is tautology or just repeating an idea or premise. The fifth is the allusion of choice, or false choice. The sixth logical sin is called red herring. This tactic involves brining up something completely unrelated distracting…

Society is dead, we have retreated into the iWorld by Andrew Sullivan is an article about technology and how society is changing around us, Sullivan uses different argument tactics to support his purpose. Andrew Sullivan’s purpose is to show how technology like the ipod is making society more isolated and less social. A quote that he used to show his intent of this essay is “It's strange to be among so many people and hear so little. Except that each one is hearing so much”, this shows how…

Before almost every cigarette company twisted science to support its products and issued misleading health information in an attempt to reap a profit. There were various familiar instance of false advertising by Camel and Chesterfield to persuade the audience to smoke their cigarettes. Chesterfield was one of the most recognized brands of the early and mid-20th century which was originally produced by the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company. One of the famous false advertising of Chesterfield was…

Mann’s Mario and the Magician. Most often than not, people with legalistic attitudes are those who wanted to fulfill a sense of duty in one aspect, but tolerates peculiar evilness in another sense. Although this should not be regarded as a hasty generalization, the narrator’s experience proves that in certain instances, morality is associated with hypocrisy. Hypocrisy comes in because while legalistic people reacted to her daughter’s action, they also patronized the magic show of Cipolla which…

It 's a hasty conclusion drawn from not being knowledgeable on the religion. Muslim Americans are Americans who are practice a religion; something that should not be frowned upon. Most of America does not understand the tenants of Islam yet still blame Muslims for terror they have not done. As Americans and human beings we should be sure to educate kids on Muslim culture before we wrongly make generalizations to the culture as a whole by exposing them to what…

Yes, I agree that the knowers’s perspective is important in the search of shared knowledge until a point where emotion and reason are creating a bias on your perspective. In that, a knower’s perspective regards the individuals personal knowledge. The pursuit of knowledge regards how the individual gains/seeks shared knowledge. So to what extent does the knower’s reliability shape the pursuit for shared knowledge? Religion is typically a devotion thing creating emotion. Natural Science however…

Olympics brings to the world, the challenges that the Olympics face, and many scandals that occur during the Games. However, Kuper also speaks of the athletes outside the Olympics as if they are spoiled and snobbish. This characterization creates a hasty…