ScienceOnline Richard Yates (novelist) Richard Yates (February 3, 1926 – November 7, 1992) was an American novelist and short story writer, known for his exploration of mid-20th century life. Life [ edit ] Born in Yonkers, New York , Yates came from an unstable home. His parents divorced when he was three and much of his childhood was spent in many different towns and residences. After leaving Avon, Yates joined the Army, serving in France and Germany during World War II. In 1962, he wrote the screenplay for a film adaptation of William Styron 's Lie Down in Darkness . His daughter Monica once dated Seinfeld co-creator Larry David ; David's first meeting with the writer was the basis for " The Jacket " episode of Seinfeld's second season. [ 9 ] Novels [ edit ] Yates's fiction was autobiographical in nature, as his fiction included much of his own life. Short fiction [ edit ] Yates was also an acclaimed author of short stories. Popular culture [ edit ] Richard Yates was godfather to the veteran character actor John Lacy . Films Other
A List Of Fallacious Arguments attacking the person instead of attacking his argument. For example, "Von Daniken's books about ancient astronauts are worthless because he is a convicted forger and embezzler." (Which is true, but that's not why they're worthless.) Another example is this syllogism, which alludes to Alan Turing's homosexuality: Turing thinks machines think. (Note the equivocation in the use of the word "lies".)
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John Cheever John William Cheever (May 27, 1912 – June 18, 1982) was an American novelist and short story writer. He is sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs." His fiction is mostly set in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, the Westchester suburbs, old New England villages based on various South Shore towns around Quincy, Massachusetts, where he was born, and Italy, especially Rome. He is "now recognized as one of the most important short fiction writers of the 20th century."[1] While Cheever is perhaps best remembered for his short stories (including "The Enormous Radio," "Goodbye, My Brother," "The Five-Forty-Eight," "The Country Husband," and "The Swimmer"), he also wrote four novels, comprising The Wapshot Chronicle (National Book Award, 1958),[2] The Wapshot Scandal (William Dean Howells Medal, 1965), Bullet Park (1969), Falconer (1977) and a novella Oh What a Paradise It Seems (1982). Early life and education[edit] Career[edit] Early writings[edit] Mid-career[edit] Illness and death[edit]
List of fallacies A fallacy is incorrect argument in logic and rhetoric resulting in a lack of validity, or more generally, a lack of soundness. Fallacies are either formal fallacies or informal fallacies. Formal fallacies[edit] Main article: Formal fallacy Appeal to probability – is a statement that takes something for granted because it would probably be the case (or might be the case).[2][3]Argument from fallacy – assumes that if an argument for some conclusion is fallacious, then the conclusion is false.Base rate fallacy – making a probability judgment based on conditional probabilities, without taking into account the effect of prior probabilities.[5]Conjunction fallacy – assumption that an outcome simultaneously satisfying multiple conditions is more probable than an outcome satisfying a single one of them.[6]Masked man fallacy (illicit substitution of identicals) – the substitution of identical designators in a true statement can lead to a false one. Propositional fallacies[edit]
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Jane Smiley Jane Smiley (born September 26, 1949) is an American novelist. Biography[edit] Born in Los Angeles, California, Smiley grew up in Webster Groves, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, and graduated from Community School and from John Burroughs School. She obtained an A.B. in literature at Vassar College (1971), then earned an MA at the University of Iowa (1975), M.F.A. (1976) and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. [1] While working towards her doctorate, she also spent a year studying in Iceland as a Fulbright Scholar. Career[edit] Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel (2005), is a non-fiction meditation on the history and the nature of the novel, somewhat in the tradition of E. In 2001, Smiley was elected a member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters. Works[edit] Novels[edit] Short story collections[edit] The Age of Grief (1987) Non-fiction books[edit] Young Adult novels[edit] "The Georges and the Jewels" (2009)"A Good Horse" (2010)"True Blue" (2011)"Pie in the Sky" (2012)"Gee Whiz" (2013)