Essays about: "fallacies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the word fallacies.

  1. 1. Sweden´s representation in Utvandrarna and its adaptations : The image of Sweden in the Utvandrar-series

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för film och litteratur (IFL)

    Author : André Gustafsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Adaption; Vilhelm Moberg; Sverige; Jan Troell; Erik Poppe; Utvandrarna; adaptionsanalys;

    Abstract : This study is an adaptation analysis focusing on the portrayal of Sweden in Jan Troell´s film The Emigrants (1971) and Eric Poppe´s film The Emigrants (2021), which is based on the book by the same name, written by Vilhelm Moberg. Both the films and book are discussed and analyzed to find similarities and differences between them. READ MORE

  3. 2. Animal Farm, Truth and The Power of Language : Teaching Literature, Logic and Epistemology Together

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Anton Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : philosophy; EFL; upper secondary school; logical reasoning; critical thinking; George Orwell; Animal Farm; testimonial knowledge; objective and historical truth; fallacies; epistemology; literary themes; the power of language;

    Abstract : Language can create realities, and the totalitarian pigs in George Orwell’s Animal Farm tend to use language in order to control the oppressed animals’ minds and world view. Orwell’s dystopian fable Animal Farm repeatedly deals with manipulative language, and so an analysis of the animal characters’ language may help upper secondary students to understand themes such as the power of language and truth. READ MORE

  4. 3. Normative Power Europe, Challenged at Home? : A discourse analysis exploring EU identity work in responding to the undemocratic turn in Hungary

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Rebecca Pontén; [2022]
    Keywords : Normative Power Europe; Hungary; EU; Identity construction; European Security;

    Abstract : Through the conception of the EU as a normative power, scholars envisage moving beyond the traditional notion of power in international relations. Scholars have argued that this “new kind of political ethics” entails an expectation on political discourse to avoid antagonistic othering and for consistency between the internal and external dimensions of identity construction. READ MORE

  5. 4. Tourism and Development An Ideational Analysis of a Grassroots Environmental Movement in Corfu, Greece

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Michail Kyrillopoulos; [2021]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Tourism as an economic activity has been on the rise for the last decades. For that reason, it is labeled as a vehicle for development and for generating economic growth. While the sector is benefiting local societies it is also the root of societal and environmental problems. READ MORE

  6. 5. An explorative literature review on misinterpretations of confidence intervals

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Åsa Håkansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Confidence interval; misinterpretation; explorative literature review;

    Abstract : Confidence intervals are presented in various scientific fields and are used to justify claims,although in several studies it has been shown that various groups of people, for example researchers, teachers and students incorrectly interpret the confidence interval. To get an overview over articles which studies how confidence intervals are misinterpreted we have performed an explorative literature review. READ MORE