Logical Fallacies And Stereotypes

In a state analysis, the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services found that in 2003, Wal-Mart covered only 52% of total health care premium costs compared to K-Mart which covered 66%, Target which covered 68%, and Sears which covered 80%. Wal-Mart takes advantage of their employees and suckers them into their costly healthcare plans. But, if something happens to an employee, lets say two months after their hire date, they will not be covered by any healthcare plan whatsoever. "Part-timers—anybody below 34 hours a week – must wait 2 years before they can enroll. Moreover, part-time employees are ineligible for family health care coverage. Full-time hourly employees must

Wal-mart has made buying essentials cost much less money, even for people who don’t shop at Wal-mart as other companies attempt to match their prices. “Walmart ... offers foods at prices considerably lower than those at traditional supermarkets--as much as 25 percent lower.” (Kenny, Charles. 2013. Para 4). Raising the wages of employees or offering more benefits could take away from these lower prices, causing families below the poverty line to not be able to afford the products they need. It is important to those living under the poverty line that the company provides their products for such a low price. Wal-Mart conducted a study in 2008 that concluded that the company saves the average American family $2,500 a year (Hall, Randy. 2008. Para 1). People in poverty now have much more access to goods than they have in the past, simply because their money goes

Right outside a corner store, next to a stoplight, or at a park, there may be a homeless person asking for some sort of help; it can either be for a place to stay, money, or food. Many people are used to categorizing a group of people by a solo characteristic, known as a stereotype. Misconception, on the other hand, is a conclusion of someone or something that is wrong because it is based on faulty thinking or facts. Stereotypes and misconceptions appear to be similar, however, these two are not. A misconception is formed from having a stereotype. Stereotypes and misconceptions are built because many try, but are unable to understand a person or a group, or are just simply unwilling to understand the person or group. There are over a million

Through his stories and interviews, he finds many individuals, working full time, barely getting by, losing their pride and dignity asking for help and money. In hundreds of cases, he finds parents working long hours, unable to provide for their kids, and are getting ripped off on healthcare. Interviews done with Walmart supervisors, show them expressing their concerns and frustration because they are unable to give feedback or suggestions. These personal accounts add a lot of support and evidence for Greenwald's ultimate claim. Walmart is not all it is made out to be. Yes, they are able to provide their customers with the lowest prices, but they aren't able to provide their employees with enough to get by. Families of Walmart are working hard, but can't find their way out of poverty. They are no longer numbers, but real people asking for

The next article I examined was from NBC News, this article toyed with pathos right from the get go. The headline is “Trump Critics Dismiss New Immigration Order as Repackaged ‘Muslim Ban’” (Arkin). That plays with emotion by adding the idea of “Muslim Ban” because everybody has his or her own feelings and ideas within the connotation of that word. It also becomes a factor, because that is what the first immigration ban was dubbed before it was repealed, which shows an immediate sign of a more democratic bias. The article will go onto to convey ideas that makes the idea that this ban is a bad thing, and has religious prejudice within the order. The logos of the article is true, but gives a left-wing approach to the situation, which could affect

Walmart needs to improve their image in the public 's eye. However, the company is in the midst of this strategy. We only know this because one of our group members worked there. They were doing this strategy by adding an employee dress code to make their employees more noticeable to the public, which often complained of not being able to find an employee when needed. Additionally, Walmart has a bad imagine due to the fact their workers were paid very little. A fair amount of their workers were working full-time and qualifying for public aid due to their wages. Walmart wanted to repair their imagine a bit in the public eyes. They felt their best strategy was to increase the minimum pay of their

A large portion of the world’s older generation possesses the mindset that smartphones are decreasing our intelligence. This view has been held for years and is understandable, but Daniel T. Willingham presents a different idea in his article “Smartphones Don’t Make Us Dump”. Daniel T. Willingham is a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and is the author of Raising Kids Who Read: What Parents and Teachers Can Do. He gears his article towards the parents of the future generations; correcting their misconceptions and inserting a proper one using logos.

Illogical arguments are around throughout American media and culture. On December 18, 2014, Brave New Films posted a documentary entitled, "Walmart Steals Wages and Discriminates- Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price- Part 4". It featured employees who had been cheated out of the money they had rightfully earned and worked hard for. The employees discusses what the managers and/or authoritative figures would demand them to do and how they were treated. They had experienced racism, sexism and had simply been treated unfairly. The Walmart employees had filed multiple complaints but nothing seemed to phase the employers. The complaints were pushed aside as if nothing happened. With that being said, the documentary consisted of a few fallacies.

After reading Olsson’s long essay about employee’s treatment and pay-rate, I’m glad she began her essay by describing one of the worker’s life. By describing her life, Olsson gives the reader a chance to relate to the worker and to imagine this experience in their own life. By doing this, I easily picture her experience and immediately found myself agreeing that this treatment is unacceptable. Through starting the writing with the worker’s story, the writer later continue to quote other employees of Walmart to get their personal point of view, which unsurprisingly is similar to the first employee described in the introduction. Olsson requote McLaughlin words saying "It's stressful," she says. "They push you to the limit. They just want to see how much they can get away with without having to hire someone else." Through these words, Olsson immerge the reader in his situation and seek their compassion and justice to change this treatment, which is very effective. Mallaby began his essay accusatorily. He immediately put me in a defensive position because he said “Only by summoning up the most naive view of corporate behavior can the critics be shocked -- shocked! -- by the giant retailer's machinations”, he adds “Wal-Mart aims to enrich shareholders and put rivals out of business! Hello?

WalMart is known not the biggest retailer on the planet additionally known for low advantages and wages. This is a moral issue that was tended to. It was said that WalMart needed to procure healthier and low maintenance specialists. This was terrible press for WalMart and they needed to do something to enhance their association with worker stakeholder 's.

The argument in this paper is hard to decipher. One reason for this is that the actual argument is not introduced until the end of page four. Till then, the paper is the linking of fictional characters through their styles, attitudes, and backgrounds. Most of which, for Danny, are inferred from a picture. The main argument of this paper is that society creates a niche for boys to fill. This niche being the cliché no tears, mud loving, rambunctious little tike. The author argues, shortly, that this is destructive to boys and that it causes problems later in their lives. Besides having the flaw in its argument the paper also has many technical issues. Throughout the paper there are misspellings and punctuation errors, but a prime example of the

It has been proven to us many time that, as long as they will make a profit, walmart do not care any less about the community or the

Some walmarts do not pay their workers the full pay that they should be getting paid. Walmart also has been know for not paying

On Black Friday, Walmart Is pressed for Wage Increases starts off by talking about how millions of people are going to Walmart on Black Friday but thousands of Walmart employees are protesting

1. What is the ethical dilemma facing Wal-Mart in this case ? Do Wal-Mart’s associates also face an ethical dilemma? If so, what is it ?