Errors in Logic

1. Fallacy of ambiguity: If middle term or phrase are ambigious wrong conclusion may be drawn,ie,   1. Partisans are not faithful   2. republicans are partisans   3. Conclusion (Republicans are not faithful) Here middle term Partisans has two meaning in the two premises. In premises No 1, it means those who are prejudicely interested in some cause but in the secong premise it denoted the members of a particulars par...

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Teaching

EVALUATING YOUR OWN TEACHINGBy L. Dee FinkIntroduction:Each year faculty members in institutions of higher education take on the task of teaching others. For most of these people, this is a recurring task. In fact, for the majority, this is the central task of a life-long career. Assuming that no one is perfect and therefore everyone has room for improvement, evaluation is the means by which we try to identify which aspects of our teaching are good and which need to be changed. The question then arises as to who should take responsibility for doing...

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