Monday, 27 April 2015

exercise #10

A message that is not consistent:

To study reap many benefits, including higher grades and improve the level of outstanding, but they wasted a lot of time and neglect the responsibilities of life.


An argument that is not logically consistent:

Olympics are held every year, the Asian continent is the host always applicants to prove their talents by videos and to assess the levels of the piece.

Thursday, 16 April 2015

exercise #9

False Premises
Example: Gas/petrol prices go down when production increases, and demand stays the same.


Two Wrongs
Example: Bill has borrowed Jane's expensive pen, but found he didn't return it. He tell himself that it is okay to keep it, since she would have taken his. 
Reference: http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/two-wrongs-make-a-right.html


Stereotyping
Example: All blacks are great basketball players.


Activities: Stereotypes
  •  All girls love the color pink.
  •  All pilots are men and all stewards are ladies. 
  •  British people only eat roast beef, nothing else.
  •  Stereotyping that all red colored haired people have anger problems.
  •  Caribbean people only play reggae and all Spain people hear flamenco music.
  •  Stereo typing that all football fans make trouble.
  •  Stereo typing that all students don’t clean their own cloths.
  •  Stereotyping that retired people don’t have interest in fashion or computers.

Tuesday, 14 April 2015

Exercise #8 False premises



- 6.13 Yes, the argument is based on sound reason, premises that lower oil production case higher  petrol prices.

- 6.14 No false standing in the rain premises dose not loos to a cold.

- 6.15 No false not necessary that the people will move from the city because of the pollution.

- 6.16 No there is no business which cane fill all the tables every day impossible.

- 6.18 No false maybe some of the people will die or some of them is do not think of getting married.

- 6.20 Yes, every year the digital televisions are improving which makes the programs also lead better.