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Fallacy List 1. FAULTY CAUSE: (post hoc ergo propter hoc) mistakes correlation or association for causation, by assuming that because one thing follows another it was caused by the other. example: A black cat crossed Babbs' path yesterday and, sure enough, she was involved in an automobile accident later that same afternoon. example: The introduction of sex education courses at the high school level has resulted in increased promiscuity among teens. A recent study revealed that the number of reported cases of STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) was significantly higher for high schools that offered courses in sex education than for high schools that did not. 2. SWEEPING GENERALIZATION: (dicto simpliciter) assumes that what is true of the whole will also be true of the part, or that what is true in most instances will be true in all instances. example: Muffin must be rich or have rich parents, because she belongs to ZXQ, and ZXQ is the richest sorority on campus. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
Visual dispatches from the Helmand and Kunar provinces Hospital Corpsman Adam Lopez, 25, of Granbury, Texas, with the U.S. Marines 2nd Battalion 12th Marines based in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, pulls security during a patrol through the village of Shabaz Kheyl Sunday, July 31, 2011 in the Kajaki district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. AP / David Goldman A young Afghan boy peers out from his head covering at U.S. The village of Shabaz Kheyl is seen through a scope at left on a machine gun as U.S. U.S. U.S. A remnant from the war between the Soviet Union and Afghan Mujahideen is marked by an old Russian tank as U.S. U.S. Hospital Corpsman Dionno Walker, 22, of Chicago, Ill., right, with the 2nd Battalion 12th Marines based in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, stands in the doorway of an equipment room before heading out on a night patrol Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Forward Operating Base Zeebrugge in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S Marine Sgt. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. An Afghan boy shakes hands with U.S. U.S Marine Cpl. U.S.
The 25 Best High-Tech Pranks Everyone loves a good laugh, and in the age of electronics, high-tech hijinks are just waiting to be pulled off. So snuggle up to your screen and get ready to unleash all sorts of shenanigans as we present the 25 best high-tech pranks known to man. Our apologies in advance to your friends and co-workers. 1. The Restart Remap We start with one sure to throw off even the most advanced Windows user. 2. While we’re on the topic of system startups, the Windows Startup folder is a fantastic place for fun. 3. A classic computer prank never goes out of style. 4. There are few things funnier than forcing a friend to insult himself — and Microsoft has made it easy to do just that. 5. While you’re in the Word or Outlook settings, another good place to tamper is the dictionary. 6. A small investment will have a big payoff with the ThinkGeek Annoy-a-Tron. 7. 8. 9. Since you’re already under the desk, try out another switcheroo: the speaker swap. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
Maleny House by Bark Architects: Bark Design Architects Project Team: Stephen Guthrie, Lindy Atkin, Chris Kolka, Sam Cunningham, Rebecca Berris, Sarah McMahon, David Teeland, Phil Tillotson Structural Engineer: Rod Bligh, Bligh Tanner Landscape Architect: Pat Atkin, Landform Builder: Nathan Quail, Quail Constructions Photographer: Christopher Frederick Jones Location: Maleny, Australia Bark Design Architects designed this Sunshine Coast dwelling for expatriate Australian clients in international banking working in Bucharest, Romania. Maleny House or ‘Glass House Mountain House’ in Maleny, celebrates its site, perched on the edge of the remnant rim of the Glass House range, as well as the essence of its place – ‘sky and mountains’. Translated into a place of ‘glass and stone’ inextricably connected to its landscape it has qualities of being anchored, robust and earthbound as well as being transparent, light and floating. Establishing habitation on this site has been guided by the key principles of;