PPT-Fallacy Project: Dogmatism

Dylan G earlds Dogmatism the tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others Universal Example Tony I have the greatest mind ever to exist I made a 98 on my test. Ad Hominem, Appeal to Emotions, False Dilemma, Appeal to the People, Scare Tactic, False Cause, Hasty Generalization, Red Herring, and Traditional Wisdom. What is a Fallacy?. According to Webster’s Dictionary, a fallacy is an error in reasoning or a flawed argument.. Write an OPEN, a CLOSED, and a COUNTERARGUMENT thesis for the following question.. Should states make it harder for individuals to buy guns by requiring a background check and a mental health evaluation for all gun buyers?. Informal Fallacy Guide. Evaluating Arguments. The primary task of critical thinking is to identify arguments and to evaluate them.. There are two basic ways of evaluating arguments.. One technique is to evaluate the logical form of an argument by abstracting on its content, and analyzing the structure of the argument in order to determine if it is valid.. Sources: D. Jensen. “Research Methods for Empirical Computer Science.”. . William M.K. . Trochim. . “Research Methods Knowledgebase”. More on Causality. What is causality?. What’s Important About Causality?. English 28. Ms. Grooms. Fallacies. Errors in argument. Evade issue of argument. Treat argument as if it were much simpler than it is. Recognizing Evasions. An ineffective argument dodges the issue.. FALLACIES. FALLACY . & THE GROTESQUE. A look at Dickens’ craft in . Chapters 2 & 3. Pathetic Fallacy: . The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature; for example, . DEFINED:. THE GLOSSARY OF OUR BOOK DEFINES A . GENERALIZATION. AS AN ARGUMENT USED TO SUPPORT A GENERAL STATEMENT. THE WORD ALSO IS USED AS A SYNONYM FOR GENERAL STATEMENT.. GENERALITY. IS DEFINED AS A LACK OF DETAIL OR SPECIFICITY. THE MORE DIFFERENT KINDS OF X'S TO WHICH THE WORD FOR E'S APPLIES, THE MORE GENERAL THAT WORD IS.. DOGMATISM, AND A UTHORIT ARIANISM IN BRITISH POLICE OFFICERS ANDREW M. COLMAN AND L. PAUL GORMAN Wilson-Patterson Attitude Political Attitude Inventory, Rokeach's Dogmatism Scale, and the Le Logic & Argument. Appeal to the People. Argumentum ad . Populum. “I’m sure that most people have cheated on a quiz some time or another; so I shouldn’t feel too bad about doing it.” [used to defend an action]. Can you name these fallacies?. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrzMhU_4m-g&feature=related. Logical Fallacies. What . is . Fallacy. ?. . Fallacies are defects that weaken arguments.. Hasty Generalization. Fallacies. Understanding Argument. English 101. Courtesy . of: . http://. www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/fallacies.htm. (Edited and Revised by A. Morales, Glendale Community College, . 2014). What is Fallacy?. “There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.” Alfred Hitchcock. Setting. The time, place and mood of a literary . work. What kind of setting might build suspense?. Vertigo: "Don't Let Me Go". Desmond and . Emirbayer. An Exploration into one of the most fundamental American Questions. Social Construction. begin by explaining that people are not born with a race, race is a social fabrication.. Driving the World’s Costliest Cars. Teck-Hua Ho. University of California Berkeley. Joint . with . I.P.L. . . Png and Sadat Reza. National University of Singapore. May, 2013. 1. Key Research . question .