A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Fairleigh Dickinson University ... fallacy of the consequent Fairleigh Dickinson University private, coeducational institution of higher learning in northern New Jersey, U.S. It consists of three ... Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument (from the article "electronic instrument") ...that enable a musician to digitize a sound waveform and then process it and play ... Fairmont city, seat (1842) of Marion county, northern West Virginia, U.S. It lies where the Tygart ... Fairmount Bridge (from the article "Ellet, Charles") ...River at Washington, D.C. Like several of his early projects, this plan was too advanced ... Fairmount Park (from the article "Philadelphia") Benjamin Franklin Parkway provides a splendid vista as it cuts diagonally northwestward from Penn Square ... Fairport Convention (from the article "Drake, Nick") ...and clarinet in school. He took up the guitar at age 16 and began writing ... Fairservis, W. A. (from the article "India") ...using traditional settlements in the region in the present day for comparison. Hugh Trevor Lambrick ... fairway (from the article "golf") The preferred line to the hole is generally a clear, mowed route called the fairway. ... Fairway (foaled 1925), English racehorse (Thoroughbred) who, though a successful racer, became best known as a ... Fairweather Fault (from the article "Alaskan mountains") ...through the Alexander Archipelago and thence offshore along the coast of southeastern Alaska and western ... Fairweather Range (from the article "Alaskan mountains") At the southern end of the St. Elias Mountains, on a peninsula south of the ... Fairweather, Mount highest peak (15,300 feet [4,663 metres]) in British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is located on ... [2 Related Articles] fairy a mythical being of folklore and romance usually having magic powers and dwelling on earth ... 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In 1828 the Zulu defeated them, and they ... falafel (from the article "Kuwait") Ful, falafel, and hummus are the cornerstones of Kuwaiti cuisine, though Western ... Falaise market town of Calvados departement, Basse-Normandie region, northwestern France. It lies on the Ante River, ... [1 Related Articles] Falaise, Treaty of (from the article "Scotland") ...1165-1214), subdued much of the north and established royal castles there. After his capture on ... falaj (from the article "Oman") ...is sparse except where there is irrigation, which is provided by an ancient system of ... Falaj al-Mu'alla (from the article "Umm al-Qaywayn") Umm al-Qaywayn town is connected by paved road with Ra's al-Khaymah city and Abu Dhabi. ... Falange ("Traditionalist Spanish Phalanx of the Juntas of the National Syndicalist Offensive"), extreme nationalist political group ... [4 Related Articles] Falasha an Ethiopian of Jewish faith. The Falasha call themselves House of Israel (Beta Israel) and ... [8 Related Articles] Falcao, Jose (from the article "biblical literature") ...1926; an authorized edition in modernized orthography was published by the Bible Society of Brazil ... Falcarius utahensis (from the article "Life Sciences") ...evidence of the existence of deinonychosaurs in the Southern Hemisphere. The specimen, Neuquenraptor argentinus, was ... falciparum malaria (from the article "malaria") ...organ responsible for ridding the body of degenerate red blood cells), and general weakness and ... Falckner, Justus (from the article "Protestantism") In 1703 three pastors from New Sweden on the Delaware River ordained Justus Falckner, a ... Falco Austrian rock singer and songwriter who was the number one national pop star and achieved ... Falco (from the article "falcon") any of nearly 60 species of hawks of the family Falconidae (order Falconiformes), diurnal birds ... Falcomonas (from the article "algae") ...may represent reduced nucleus of symbiotic organism; approximately 200 described species; Chilomonas, ... Falcon estado (state), northwestern Venezuela. It is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, west ... falcon any of nearly 60 species of hawks of the family Falconidae (order Falconiformes), diurnal birds ... [7 Related Articles] Falcon (from the article "Physical Sciences") The privately funded SpaceX Falcon launch vehicle moved closer to operational status with the placement ... Falcon, Juan (from the article "Venezuela") ...government changed hands several times. General Paez returned in 1861 to restore Conservative hegemony for ... falconer (from the article "falconry") ...on the protected list had a profound effect on the sport after World War II. ... Falconer of Thoroton, Lord On June 12, 2003, Lord Falconer of Thoroton, a longtime friend and political ally of ... Falconer, Martha Platt American social worker who helped transform U.S. institutions for delinquent or displaced and homeless young ... falconet (from the article "falcon") ...sense, as true falcons, to the genus Falco, which numbers more than 35 species. Falcons ... Falconet, Etienne-Maurice sculptor who adapted the classical style of the French Baroque to an intimate and decorative ... [4 Related Articles] Falconetto, Giovanni Maria Italian painter and architect. His father, Giacomo Falconetto, a brother, Giovanni Falconetto, and a great ... Falconieri, Saint Alexis (from the article "Seven Holy Founders") saints Bonfilius, Alexis Falconieri, John Bonagiunta, Benedict dell'Antella, Bartholomew Amidei, Gerard Sostegni, and Ricoverus Uguccione, ... falconiform any of the group of swift, graceful birds known for their predatory skill as raptors. ... [2 Related Articles] falconry the sport of employing falcons, true hawks, and sometimes eagles or buzzards in hunting game. 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Falkenhayn, Erich von Prussian minister of war and chief of the imperial German General Staff early in World ... [4 Related Articles] Falkenlust (from the article "Bruhl") ...1285 onward, and its Baroque Augustusburg Castle (1725), with extensive gardens and a famous staircase ... Falkirk council area, east-central Scotland, encompassing a mostly low-lying area extending inland from the south bank ... Falkirk royal burgh (town) and important industrial centre in Falkirk council area, historic county of Stirlingshire, ... Falkland small royal burgh (town) and former royal residence in Fife council area and historic county, ... Falkland Current branch of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current in the Southern Hemisphere, flowing northward in the South ... [1 Related Articles] Falkland Islands internally self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the South Atlantic Ocean. It lies ... [10 Related Articles] Falkland Islands War a brief, undeclared war fought between Argentina and Great Britain in 1982 over the control ... [12 Related Articles] Falkland Sound strait in the South Atlantic Ocean, separating East and West Falkland (islands). It extends from ... Falkland, Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount of, Lord Carye English royalist who attempted to exercise a moderating influence in the struggles that preceded the ... [1 Related Articles] fall (from the article "landslide") Earth materials can become detached from a steep slope without significant shearing, fall freely under ... fall (from the article "freestyle wrestling") The bout is supervised by a referee on the mat, a mat chairman, a judge, ... fall cankerworm (from the article "measuring worm") ...rear up to meet it. The larvae resemble twigs or leaf stems, feed on foliage, ... Fall complex (from the article "dema deity") ...may be brought about by theft of a divine property (e.g., the stealing of fire ... fall line line of numerous waterfalls, as at the edge of a plateau, where streams pass from ... [3 Related Articles] Fall of Man (from the article "Adam and Eve") ...alone, God created other animals but, finding these insufficient, put Adam to sleep, took from ... Fall River city, Bristol county, southeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies on the east shore of Mount Hope ... fall webworm (from the article "tiger moth") The fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) is a serious pest whose caterpillars construct webs over the ... fall wind (from the article "katabatic wind") When a katabatic wind is warmed by compression during its descent into denser air, it ... Fall, Albert Bacon U.S. secretary of the interior under President Warren G. Harding; he was the first American ... [5 Related Articles] Fall, Aminata Sow (from the article "African literature") ...writers in a hitherto male world were Mariama Ba, recipient of the first Noma Award ... Fall, Francois Lonseny (from the article "Guinea") ...sq km (94,926 sq mi) | Population (2004 est.): 8,620,000 | Capital: Conakry | ... Falla, Manuel de the most distinguished Spanish composer of the early 20th century. In his music he achieved ... [5 Related Articles] Fallaci, Oriana Italian journalist and war correspondent (b. June 29, 1929, Florence, Italy-d. Sept. 15, 2006, Florence), ... [1 Related Articles] fallacy in logic, erroneous reasoning that has the appearance of soundness. Among numerous types of logical ... [6 Related Articles] fallacy of accident (from the article "applied logic") The classification that is still widely used is that of Aristotle's Sophistic ... fallacy of composition (from the article "applied logic") ...arising when a statement can bear distinct meanings depending on which word is stressed (example: ... fallacy of division (from the article "applied logic") ...of a whole are of a certain nature is improperly used to infer that the ... fallacy of false cause (from the article "applied logic") ...from p as a premise to p as conclusion is not deductively invalid but lacks ... fallacy of illicit major premise (from the article "applied logic") ...he had a social conscience; hence, Amos was a prophet"). Most of the traditionally considered ... fallacy of illicit minor premise (from the article "applied logic") ...is made to all members of the class. For example, in "Some crows are not ... fallacy of irrelevant conclusion (from the article "applied logic") ...of accident argues improperly from a special case to a general rule. Thus, the fact ... fallacy of many questions (from the article "applied logic") ...Williams is not a philosopher. Indeed, one might even take A as evidence for the ... fallacy of non sequitur (from the article "applied logic") ...yes nor no; but Ann yes and Mary no.") or refused altogether, because a mistaken ... fallacy of relevance (from the article "applied logic") ...(3) The fallacy of irrelevant conclusion is committed when the conclusion changes the point that ... fallacy of secundum quid (from the article "applied logic") ...are capable of seeing" is no basis for the conclusion that "blind men are capable ... fallacy of the consequent (from the article "applied logic") Formal fallacies are deductively invalid arguments that typically commit an easily recognizable logical error. A ...

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