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pathetic fallacy
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pathetic fallacy the attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, especially in art and literature. The term was coined by the critic John Ruskin in
Modern Painters (1856).
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Fallacies and Argument Appraisal.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Argumentation and Advocacy; 9/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Similarly, many fallacies are so obvious that...interpretation: "a 'fallacy' is a particular...in determining a fallacy. Tindale's primary...relationship between fallacies and arguments...including apparent fallacies that actually are...about each potential fallacy. In most cases...
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Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering
Magazine article from: Software Quality Professional; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...book contains the fallacies organized in a fashion...Each fact (and fallacy) is organized into...well known. The fallacies presented are few...For example: "Fallacy 1 : You can't...propagating this fallacy and why it deserves...list of facts and fallacies is a useful reminder...
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Adam's Fallacy: A Guide to Economic Theology.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Economic Issues; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; Adam's Fallacy: A Guide to Economic Theology, by Duncan...competitive market forces. In Adam's Fallacy: A Guide to Economic Theology, Duncan...explanations of what he means by both "Adam's Fallacy" and "economic theology." He notes...
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Fallacies in the media.(Ad/PR)
Magazine article from: St. Louis Journalism Review; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...us are susceptible to fallacies," Hollihan said in...already hold." Some fallacies Election campaigns are...popular ad hominem fallacy that the book defines...using the ad populum fallacy, a speaker attempts...views of the classical fallacies, finding differing...
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Grouping and gambling: A Gestalt approach to understanding the gambler's fallacy
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology; 6/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Abstract The gambler's fallacy was examined in terms of grouping processes. The gambler's fallacy is the tendency to erroneously believe that...Block 2"). As predicted, the gambler's fallacy was evident when the critical trial was grouped...
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Logic and plant engineering: become a more effective problem-solver by avoiding these common fallacies.(Management Side of Engineering)
Magazine article from: Plant Engineering; 1/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...logic, which are known as fallacies. Only by learning common fallacies and avoiding them in our day...hoc. One of the most common fallacies in the plant environment is...therefore because of this. This fallacy assumes that because one event...
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The hot hand fallacy and the gambler's fallacy: Two faces of subjective randomness?
Magazine article from: Memory & Cognition; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...exhibit positive recency (the hot hand fallacy) and that they will exhibit negative recency (the gambler's fallacy). We propose alternative accounts for...two expectations: (1) The hot hand fallacy arises from the experience of characteristic...
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DON'T BUY INTO THESE FALLACIES.(CAPITAL REGION BUSINESS JOURNAL)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 2/1/2006; 700+ words
; ...exact science, leading to many fallacies and myths. And following some of these fallacies and myths can lead your business...that if you recognize these fallacies, you can turn them to your advantage. Fallacy No. 1 Business owners and entrepreneurs...
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Don't fall for defense fallacies.
Magazine article from: Trial; 11/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...rhetorical tool. A logical fallacy is an argument that...many proofs of the fallacies. "Epidemiology...major categories. Fallacies of distraction These fallacies are intended to distract...the false dilemma fallacy, a limited number...
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Statistical fallacies in orthopedic research.(Symposium - Research Methodology)
Magazine article from: Indian Journal of Orthopaedics; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Background: A large number of statistical fallacies occur in medical research literature...fully appreciate the consequence of such fallacies on the credibility of their report...issues that could give rise to statistical fallacies with focus on orthopedic research. Some...
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Fallacy, Logical
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...standard Latin names of fallacies have been inherited...Ages, so "logical fallacy" is not a concept that...there is a logical fallacy corresponding to each rule. Examples of such fallacies include excluded middle...important formal logical fallacy is affirming the consequent...
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Naturalistic Fallacy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
Naturalistic Fallacy The relation between is/ought, fact...touch on the notion of the naturalistic fallacy. In general terms, this notion is an...attempt means committing the naturalistic fallacy. Historically, David Hume (1711...
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Ecological Fallacy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
ECOLOGICAL FALLACY The ecological fallacy is the logical fallacy of interpreting general data too particularly or minutely. An example would be projecting to the level of individuals the generalizations that apply to a population. This fallacy...
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Vocational School Fallacy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Education
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL FALLACY Few articles in the field of international...Philip Foster's "The Vocational School Fallacy in Development Planning" (1965...core argument of the vocational school fallacy, according to Foster, is that "the...
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fallacy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
fallacy in logic, a term used to characterize...break one (see syllogism ). The term fallacy has come to be used in a somewhat wider sense than the purely formal one. Informal fallacies are said to occur when statements are...
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