Part 1 the File Is Attached

Part 1 the file is attached.

Part 2 Click the link below to read Mark Twain's story "The Danger of Lying in Bed." http://content.learntoday.info/W112_Spring_10/site/Media/Fig04-36.BMP In a 1-page essay, provide an analysis that identifies fallacious reasoning in the story and explain why.

Part 3: The idea behind a comparative essay is, quite simply, that you take two or more things or ideas and compare their points of similarity or difference. For your second assignment in the Essay Series, create a persuasive essay. In 1-2 pages, compare the following proverbs: Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we may die! Early to bed and early to rise makes one healthy, wealthy and wise. As this is intended as a purely comparative essay, avoid favoring one proverb over another. Instead, your purpose is to analyze each mindset as objectively as possible and compare the relative strengths and weaknesses of both points, regardless of your personal opinion regarding them.

Part4: The following is an excerpt from the story "Bullet in the Brain" by Tobias Wolff: … Anders saw that the other woman, her friend, was looking in the same direction. And then the tellers stopped what they were doing, and the customers slowly turned, and silence came over the bank. Two men wearing black ski masks and blue business suits were standing to the side of the door. One of them had a pistol pressed against the guard's neck. The guard's eyes were closed, and his lips were moving. The other man had a sawed-off shotgun. "Keep your big mouth shut!" the man with the pistol said, though no one had spoken a word. "One of you tellers hits the alarm, you're all dead meat. Got it?" The tellers nodded. "Oh, bravo," Anders said. "Dead meat." He turned to the woman in front of him. "Great script, eh? The stern, brass-knuckled poetry of the dangerous classes." For your initial posting, after reading the excerpt above, answer the following questions: What is going on in this scene? What will happen to Anders if he continues to criticize the robbers? What are ideas and facts are you basing this on? ( 2 responses are required)

Part 5: For your initial posting this week, provide an example of fallacious reasoning, either your own or someone you know. Explain why the reasoning was fallacious (questionable premise, suppressed evidence, or invalid inference) and what the result of that reasoning was. For your follow up posting, choose a classmates instance of fallacious reasoning and provide possible ways to identify and avoid the fallacy.

Part 6: Click the link below to read Mark Twain's essay "The Late Benjamin Franklin."http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=64af0315-ae8a-49c7-8495- 35a32527ee4f%40sessionmgr104&vid=1&hid=104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d %3d#db=a9h&AN=17955956 In a 1-page essay, provide an analysis of the text that identifies instances of fallacious reasoning or invalid argumentation. Explain why the instances you identify are fallacious or invalid.

Part 7: Being able to make inferences based on available information is an invaluable skill and part of thinking critically. Follow the link below to a text and series of questions that require you to use inference and extrapolation to provide answers. For each question, identify the most correct answer and provide a brief explanation (1-3 sentences) explaining why. Provide your answers in a separate document. (the file is attached for this assignment) PART 8; an anecdote is essentially a short story about an interesting or relevant event that happened to someone. Anecdotal evidence is when, rather than providing evidence based on scientific research, statistics, or experimentation, personal stories related to a similar topic are collected and offered as evidence. An example of this would be a friend of yours discouraging you from patronizing a local grocery store by telling you the story of how they thought they were treated rudely by the manager when reporting on an employee not rushing to wash their hands after coughing on them. Though usually compelling (it can be hard to disregard a good story), anecdotal evidence is not necessarily the most reliable source of information. For your initial posting, discuss why you think anecdotal evidence is hard to ignore, and then provide an explanation of why it can be unreliable. (There should be 2 responses for this question).

Part 9: Create an argument (2-3 paragraphs) for or against the statement, "Access to higher education is a human right and should be defended as such by the federal government." Part 10: An evaluative essay is a way of taking a thing or idea and explaining why it is of value. In 1-2 pages, provide a criticism of a film, television show, album, work of art, or piece of literature. Provide valid arguments for why you believe the work is, or is not, worth experiencing. Part 11:Read the text and answer the following questions. Socialism. (2003). In The American Economy: A Historical Encyclopedia. Retrieved from Credo Reference Database. The concept of socialism-a collection of social movements, political organizations, theoretical currents of thought, and doctrines-did not originate in the writings of Karl Marx. An inchoate idea of socialism inspired not only the Levellers and Diggers (religious-economic movements that advocated egalitarianism and communist philosophy) during the English Civil War (1642–1652) but also Gracchus Babeuf’s “conspiracy of equals” during the French Revolution (1789–1799). (This conspiracy was a secret society in France that sought to overthrow the French government and replace it with a communist regime; the plot was discovered and Babeuf was executed.) However, the term socialism was first used in the early 1830s by disciples of Robert Owen (an innovative English industrialist) and Claude-Henri de Saint-Simon (a radical French aristocrat). With a view to converting their elite peers to the new creed, Owen and Saint-Simon drafted detailed blueprints of socialist society.

Q1) According to the text, which is the most accurate statement about Socialism?

A) It is a radical political movement wherein activists attempt to subvert the rights to property ownership within a given nation state.

B) It is a largely European ideal that has never been widely embraced outside of Western Europe.

C) Socialism, more than a simple theory, is comprised of a series of movement, groups, and varying trends of thought.

D) It advocates the rights of workers and the impoverished over those of the intellectual and upper classes.

Q2) Which statement most accurately reflects the development of the theory of socialism?

A) It is much more than just the ideas or writings of Karl Marx, rather it is an idea that developed over time, its roots based in early theories of communism and coming into its own during the industrial revolution. B) Was a precursor to theories of capitalism and private property developed by educated members of the working class.

C) It was originally created to foment unrest amongst the working classes by exaggerating the negative aspects of capitalism.

D) Was instrumental in reforming the political systems of both England and France by better securing the rights of all classes.

Q3) Which statement can be inferred from the text?

A) At their core, socialism and communism are irrevocably tied to the idea of a revolution of the working classes.

B) Socialism, though it still persists as a theory, is little used and has failed wherever it has been implemented.

C) Rather than a new theory, socialism and communism have deep roots in Western egalitarian thought that stretches at least as far back as the 17th Century.

D) Was originally invented by industrialists and aristocrats as a means of further manipulating and controlling the peasant and working classes of France and England

Q4) Based on the text: A) Socialism was the theoretical precursor of communism, which was why Marx envisioned the first phase of the revolution to be socialism.

B) The original, formal theory of socialism was envisioned by two radical members of the upper class who wished to convince others within the ruling elite to convert to their way of thinking.

C) Though not invented by Marx, socialism was popularized by him. Additionally, his theories on the subject have long been considered the last, best word on the subject.

D) Socialism was at its height in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, and has since faded in importance and significance.

Q5) Is the following argument valid or invalid? If valid, explain whether it is deductive or inductive. If invalid, explain why: “Mr. Michaels believes that he is the only person on the ballet capable of running our town. He says so time and again in his campaign speeches and ads. What he fails to mention is that he is an alcoholic womanizer with no scruples. Who in their right mind could vote for that?”

Q6) Is the following argument valid or invalid? If valid, explain whether it is deductive or inductive. If invalid, explain why: “Mrs. Kelvin has accused me of intentionally denting her rear fender. I neither confirm nor deny this, however in telling her story she leaves out an important point. As we were both leaving our driveways that morning, I backed onto the street first. She saw this and then deliberately pulled in front of my vehicle as I was preparing to continue down the street. Mrs. Kelvin intended to cut me off, so what happened to her car was entirely her fault.”

Q7) Is the following argument valid or invalid? If valid, explain whether it is deductive or inductive. If invalid, explain why: “After careful consideration, it is the determination of the board that free soda will no longer be provided in the break room. Before making this decision, a survey was distributed amongst all members of the upper management to determine their opinion on the matter. Based on the majority of responses, it was evident that withdrawing the free soda will not have any significant negative effect on morale.”

NOTE: ALL THE ESSAYS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN APA FORMAT, and there is a must to be in-text citations Please.