Cara Francis Mrs. Neuberger English 106 4/17/2016 1. This is faulty because the judge of the revolutionary tribunal does not know that all of them are guilty. Therefore, he cannot just assume that everyone is guilty just because one may have been guilty. He has no proof that they are guilty. It is faulty by hasty generalization, which is drawing conclusions that are based on a small sample rather than looking at statistics. 2. Ad populum, proves that this is faulty because it doesn’t not show any statistics that riding on motorcycles has a high rate of head injuries. Also slippery slope could be used to help prove that this is faulty because they don’t have any statistics proving that wearing helmets will bring the rate of head injuries lower. 3. Post hoc proves that children …show more content…
Faulty analogy, this is because he is comparing schoolchildren to objects like cars and buildings, which do not connect together whatsoever. 20. Post hoc, this is because there is no proof that shows that it is true. It doesn’t state the different between that crimes can arise from many different situations. 21. Non – sequitur proves this is faulty. This is because since the activity is healthy, it doesn’t mean that universities should have to have it there. Many different items make us healthy but most of those are not required at universities. 22. Ad Hominem, this is because he is trying to talk down the younger generation. It would have been fine if he were talking about what they believed in but he is only talking about the general group of generations. 23. Non – sequitur proves that this is faulty because it doesn’t correctly state right facts. What is stated could be misleading and irrelevant. 24. False analogy because it doesn’t prove any of the facts between each of the situations. Both are also misleading because they did the opposite of each other. 25. Post hoc proves that this is faulty because there is no proof that the Governor was the one to make everything
Linking this back to my previous statement, the accused needed to be trialed. The first problem that arises is the fact that the judges can rule how they please towards the accused. We all have times when we feel better than others and this can affect our reasoning as well as our attitude towards certain aspects of life. This statement also applies to the judges when they are in court. Naturally they are supposed to determine whether the accused is guilty of the crime that has happened and come up with a reasonable and suitable punishment but some judges let their personal affairs get in the way. While this might sound strictly unjust to the accused, the judge displays signs of inequality when he or she lets signs of weakness from the victim affect their final verdict. The judge is there to assign a verdict as well as give out the proper punishment that is associated with the crime that was committed. If the judge changes their decision based on their point of view as well as how they feel towards the accused this means that the judge is bias. This creates an inequality between the accused members because if different people have been accused of the same crime and get the same judge they might get different verdicts depending on what the judge thinks and feels about them. Beccaria states that ‘‘we see the same court
...ion. Hempel’s solution provides to give a reason as to how induction can lead to confirmation and how the logical gap can be filled through the use of logically equivalent statements. However, his view and answer to the paradox prove to be a stretch and lead to the issue of common sense being broken and illogical observations being made to confirm the hypothesis. Good successfully brings attention to this rather blatant error on the part of Hempel to eventually lead to the Raven paradox being invalid. Not only is Good effective in highlighting errors within Hempel’s solution, but Popper, Scheffler, and Goodman are all equally successful in negating individual parts of Hempel’s argument as well. In the end, it is the addition of all these counterarguments that prove to exhibit that Hempel is unsuccessful in trying to come up with a valid answer to the raven paradox.
2. Motorcycle fatality rates due to riding without a helmet are quickly rising. Nationally, motorcycle fatalities have increased 59 percent since 1997 (Motorcycle 1). Between September and December of 2003 in Pennsylvania, helmetless rider fatalities more than doubled, but fatalities decreased in riders wearing helmets (Wlazelek 1). Similarly, research done by the American Journal of Public Health found that motorcycle helmets severely reduce the presence and severity of head injuries resulting from motorcycle accidents (Rowland 4). Obviously, there is strong correlation between helmet use and the number of fatal crashes. The research done across Pennsylvania in the years following the repeal of the all-rider helmet law suggests that helmets do in fact decrease the risk of serious head injuries and death among motorcyclists. According to Judith Stone, increased deaths were enough for Louisiana to reject helmetless riding and revert back to an all-rider helmet law. Louisiana saw a 100 per...
Kayla’s argument consists of three main points to support her overall argument that chocolate is good for you. The first point Kayla uses to support her conclusion is the article is “scientific.” She supports this claim by stating the study was conducted on a lot of people, examining healthy people supports the results, and the study was observational. The second premise to Kayla’s conclusion is that chocolate reduces heart disease and diabetes. She proves her point by saying that chocolate contains antioxidants and that her grandmother, who does not eat chocolate, uses insulin. Her third, and final, claim to support her argument is that the USA Today is a reputable newspaper source. She supports this by explaining that newspapers are
Millions of people all over the United States choose motorcycles over automobiles for the thrill, speed, and high performance capabilities. On the other hand, motorcycles are not at all the safest way of transportation. Motorcycles do not provide the passenger with the outer protection that cars provide, therefore, when one crashes, the results are usually much more serious. Injuries to the head are responsible for 76% of fatalities when dealing with motorcycle crashes many of which could have been prevented had the rider been wearing a helmet. For this reason, many states have adopted the motorcycle helmet law. The law states that every passengers must wear a helmet at all times when riding on a motorcycle. This law has created a great deal of controversy. One side supports the law, believing that it protects motorcyclists from danger and saves the economy a great deal of money. The other side argues that the law is unconstitutional and it violates our right to freedom. However, statistics show overwhelming support in favor of the motorcycle helmet law. Although wearing helmets cannot prevent motorcycle crashes, they can greatly reduce the number of deaths caused by head injury as well as lowering taxes, insurance rates, and health care costs. Therefore, the helmet law should be put into effect in every state across the United States.
...education to all the children in school. This will, in turn, guide our future generation to follow a hale and hearty exercising and diet programs. In addition, such programs will initiate a smaller percentage of children becoming obese and thus growing up as regular healthy adults. As a society, we should depend on the schools to educate our children on physical education and healthy eating habits. Physical education classes should be available for all grades from kindergarten to twelfth grade in order to face the problems of obesity in our society.
The city also cited U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission data reports that the number of head injuries to cyclists has increased by 10% percent since 1991, even with the rise in helmet use. Cyclist has declined at the same time, the data indicated, increasing the rate of head injuries per active cyclist though the decade by 51% percent. The commission's data also shows a substantial reduction in cycling where helmet laws are in effect.
Opponents feel that bicycle helmet laws are too strict and are misdirected. Principally, they feel that helmet laws do not prevent accidents and point out the fact that "motor vehicles are involved in 90-92% of bicyclist deaths" (BHSI/Compendium 4). Creating awareness among drivers by lowering their speeds would create a safer cycling environment. Furthermore, opponents of helmet laws believe that "requiring motorists to wear helmets will save more lives" (Convissor 1) since statistics show the likelihood of fatality while riding in passenger cars is nearly double that of bicycling (Bicycle 15). They are also concerned for the overall popularity of their sport when helmet laws go into effect. After helmet laws went into effect in Australia, "surveys in Sydney found the helmet law reduced cycling by 38%" (Convissor, 1). Another issue is the argument that helmets are inconvenient and uncomfortable.
Proponents of physical education often contend their case with these and other similar arguments, but upon closer examination of the physical education system, its true use and effectiveness are highly questionable. Those who argue that physical education is integral to the nation’s health must reexamine the nation in which we live, a nation in which more than one-third of adults are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pennsylvanian legislation has mandated physical education since 1999, but since 1999, the adult obesity rate has risen by 11%. Regardless of the proponents’ claims, physical education is not having its intended effect on public health. (Note: I am not trying to suggest that physical education is deleterious to public health. I am just showing that physical education has done a negligible job promoting health). Furthermore, physical education consumes an entire class period of a student’s day, a class period which could be spent learning one of many highly important, pertinent 21st century subjects that the Common Core has inexplicably ignored: micro and macro economics, U.S.
The third thing I am taking away from this class is the importance of being physically active, a factor that plays an important role in longevity and decreases the risk of premature deaths in people. Furthermore, studies strongly support the theory that physical activities play a significant role in physical activity and all-cause mortality, with people who were physically active being less likely to die throughout the follow-up study period (Fahey, Insel, & Roth 2013). The book also went on to explain that based on the evidence collected, 2.5 hours or 150 minutes of physical activity weekly are appropriate in lessening the all-cause mortality (p. 10).
Through life we have many different stages to where we are either settling down for a nice home cooked meal or we are constantly on the go, running around our hectic lives, eating very unhealthy foods. Especially in our college years, students are always on the go running to and from class grabbing a burger and fries from a campus restaurant or eating the microwaveable foods like ramen. Many people try to eat healthy, but always succumb to the stereotype that eating healthy is expensive and takes too much time. This is a common misconception because there are ways in which anyone can eat healthy and on a budget as long as they eat proper portions, eat the right kind of foods, and excessive.
The counter-argument is completely statistical and adds a new dynamic to the article. It compliments the position of the authors and aids the initial hypothesis. The article finishes off with some compelling statements about nuclear power: “Scott Sagan adds: ‘…what I will call ‘normal accident theory,’ presents a much more pessimistic prediction: Serious accidents with complex high technologies are inevitable’ (Sagan 1995, 13). Statistical analysis supports this unsettling probability.” The assertive nature of this is an attempt to scare and convince the reader that there is a problem at hand. Lastly, Rose and Sweeting make it seem as though there are no other solutions other than theirs. This was a well designed piece of rhetoric because it was prepared by comments sprinkled throughout the other sections of the paper. Overall, I thought the connection between sections was well linked. The design structure of introducing the topic, then proving their argument, and then attacking a possible counter, was effective. The article successfully raising the reader’s attention to the safety of nuclear power and the problems preventing precise studies on their safety. In this sense, the author’s rhetoric was
Did you know that “one out of three children in the United States is considered overweight”? (Miller). In today’s society, more and more students are gaining excessive weight which can lead to even worse internal problems like heart disease which can drastically shorten their life span. With school budget cuts and limited time available for the class, physical education has slowly become more obsolete in today’s educational requirements. If students cannot get the minimum time needed to burn the extra energy found in today’s foods and drinks, the extra fat adds up, and can create a buildup extra weight. With the rise of obesity, simply learning healthy eating and exercises can lead to a better life style later on in life. If physical education
This leads to the next point, which is, unhealthy foods and snacks should be taken out of schools and replaced with heal...
1. Studies have shown that wearing a helmet can reduce your chances of head injury by 85%