Английский язык для специальных и академических целей: Международные отношения и зарубежное регионоведение. Часть 1 | страница 83

For all the noise and fuss, these were minor affairs. In Iraq, the largest operation, the United States has used fewer than 200,000 troops and suffered fewer than 5,000 killed. This is about 6 to 8 percent of the casualties suffered in Vietnam, and about 1 percent of the casualties in World War II. For a country of over a quarter billion people, an occupation force of this size is trivial. The tendency of the United States to overdramatize minor interventions derives from its relative immaturity as a nation. [...]

A. THE PREVENTION OF ANY OTHER NATION FROM CHALLENGING U.S. GLOBAL NAVAL POWER.

B. COMPLETE DOMINATION OF THE WORLD'S OCEANS TO FURTHER SECURE U.S. PHYSICAL

SAFETY AND GUARANTEE CONTROL OVER THE INTERNATIONAL TRADING SYSTEM

C. THE COMPLETE DOMINATION OF NORTH AMERICA BY THE UNITED STATES ARMY

D. THE ELIMINATION OF ANY THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES BY ANY POWER IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

E. COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE MARITIME APPROACHES TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE NAVY IN ORDER TO PRECLUDE ANY POSSIBILITY OF INVASION

Unit II. US: from Democracy to Empire?

Make a list of key words and compare it with that of your partner.

Read the extract below and say which part of the text it belongs to.

Unit II. US: from Democracy to Empire?

All nations have grand strategies, though this does not mean all nations can achieve their strategic goals. Lithuania's goal is to be free of foreign occupation. But its economy, demography, and geography make it unlikely that Lithuania will ever achieve its goal more than occasionally and temporarily. The United States, unlike most other countries in the world, has achieved most of its strategic goals, which I will outline in a moment. Its economy and society are both geared toward this effort.

Listening for specific information and identifying emotions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmIb2Jb-KC8

Watch the video ‘Logical fallacies part II', listen to the dialogue between the professor and the student. How can you describe their relationship and their emotional state? How many fallacies does the professor identify in his student's arguments?

Listen again and write down the names of the fallacies mentioned by the professor to match their descriptions. Those which are new to you are given below.

Red herring, appeal to pity, bandwagon, ad hominem