Spatial-temporal reasoning

A new theory on fallacies should not just reassign terms to fallacies so people will feel better, which is the politically-correct agenda (What would we call fallacious arguments? Logically challenged discourse?) Rather, we don’t even need a “new” view, we need a view that has been around since humans first started contemplating speech, and that is to find meaning in an argument for the sake of meaning—a meaning that addresses the very fallacious nature of being human. We can concur with…

I once attended a persuasive speech in high school that attempted to persuade me to participate in other religious rituals. The woman that was presenting used many methods. She tried to change my beliefs by referring to different religious books, for instance, Allah. She also tried to change my attitude by making me feel as if I am being “stuck up” and “closed minded”. She wanted me to explore my options and branch out on my own other than following my parent’s beliefs. My religion is Christian…

A cure created by accident was a milestone that may have the obligation to serve great significance to history’s lifespan. The power and capacity of the cure’s effect has the capability to control society and the generations to come. This particular cure was established in the novel called The Postmortal that was written by the author named Drew Magary. In this novel, a man by the name of Graham Otto, had developed a cure that impedes aging for the duration of an eternity. The thought of that…

My expectations in the class were to critically evaluate college-level material, draw conclusions from close analysis, analyze the structure of arguments, and evaluate the soundness and facts presented in the argument. My goals were to learn more about the English language and writing. And I hoped to improve my writing as the class moved forward. The resources used were mostly online. I searched for similar sources or analysis from different pages. I was able to find website that either expanded…

A logical fallacy is defined as a reasoning which is used by the author in order to persuade the people to accept the conclusions. A logical fallacy is one of the strategies used by many authors in order to convince the readers in accepting their own conclusions. There are many types of logical…

Jeffrey Jerome Cohen in his article “Fear of the Monster is Really a Kind of Desire” examines the issue of being with a monster or better be the monster ourselves. The desire it can be either for power, freedom, or even just to be the center of attention. “We distrust and loathe the monster at the same time we envy its freedom, and perhaps its sublime despair” (Cohen, 190). People tend to watch scary movies and read monster stories and feel attracted to one of the monsters and wish to be that…

In Richard Rodriguez’s autobiography Hunger of Memory he reviews his life and events that he believes affected him throughout his lifetime. Rodriguez argues in his text that the reason for his educational success came through severing himself from family and his culture. He also reviews beauty and how society’s standard of beauty affected his outlook on himself and those around him. Although his experiences are true; Rodriguez commits multiple fallacies in his writing including small sample,…

As I look back into my year, I would say that it was a pretty interesting one. This is my last year in Barrow High School, and I think that I really need to just give it all and end this with an exclamation point! It’s almost Christmas break and the first semester is about to end as well. I think my grades are not that bad, I guess. I even still remember the first day of the school year, and I remember the first day during my fifth period class. I came into that class with seven other students.…

Outline (Pages 85-119) Staking a Claim Every argument has a claim, also called an assertion or proposition. A claim is different from a topic or subject in that a claim has to be arguable. Stating your informed opinion about a topic meaning going from a simple topic to a claim. Noting that neither a published author nor a student writer is likely to develop a strong claim is important. Taking notes and brainstorming allows us to develop positions on issues. It would allow you to take a…

In “Spot Fallacies: The Seven Deadly Logical Sins”, Jay Heinrichs tries to warn the people of the common fallacies that are used in one’s daily life and tries to explain how they can be caught. Mainly Heinrichs targets politics and the tactics that infest politics. He is speaking to the common voter on how politicians use these fallacies can be caught and disproven, so citizens will not be led astray. Aside from his whole article Heinrichs breaks it down to “Bad proof, Bad conclusion, Disconnect…