Summary Of Against Gay Marriage By William Bennett
Although the world has developed-and is still developing- controversial topics like gay marriage are still prominent is today’s society. William J. Bennett, an influential figure in America, strongly voiced out his standpoint on the topic of same-sex marriage through his article “Against Gay Marriage.” His concerns persistently argue that the rights for gay marriages are “pointless and even oxymoronic” (Bennett, 2011, p.409). One does not need to fully agree with his assertions to acknowledge the intensity and goodness of his mind. Although Bennett’s stance constructs serious opposition and serves as a valuable argument, committing numerous logical fallacies in his text weaken his argument and made his overall reasoning less credible.
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The attempts he made to support his argument, though, lacks factual evidence, expert opinions, and specificity. For example, although Bennett (2011) is respected for his opinions, he instantaneously remarks an exaggerated statement in his opening stating, “same-sex marriages would do significant, long-term social damage” (p.409). This creates confusion because Bennett uses this as a conclusion for a paragraph, leaving the reader wondering on what grounds this idea supports his statement. The succeeding paragraph does not attempt to identify what is meant by “long-term” nor does it provide precise examples on what kind of social damages same-sex marriage can …show more content…
He makes the assertion that “homosexuality would cause a lot of confusion” (Bennett, 2011, p.410). Although he tries to validate his argument, he falls short. The author assumes that teenagers are claiming to be gay based on the statistics of “fifty teenagers and dozens of school counselors” (Bennett, 2011, p.410). In the quantitative data, the present variable of the number fifty does not properly represent the teen aged group. The school counselors can also be ruled out in favor of his argument because this does not reflect an opinion of a whole. By pushing the argument that children are affected, Bennett breeds another logical fallacy in the following
Bennett’s …show more content…
The attempts he made to support his argument, though, lacks factual evidence, expert opinions, and specificity. For example, although Bennett (2011) is respected for his opinions, he instantaneously remarks an exaggerated statement in his opening stating, “same-sex marriages would do significant, long-term social damage” (p.409). This creates confusion because Bennett uses this as a conclusion for a paragraph, leaving the reader wondering on what grounds this idea supports his statement. The succeeding paragraph does not attempt to identify what is meant by “long-term” nor does it provide precise examples on what kind of social damages same-sex marriage can …show more content…
He makes the assertion that “homosexuality would cause a lot of confusion” (Bennett, 2011, p.410). Although he tries to validate his argument, he falls short. The author assumes that teenagers are claiming to be gay based on the statistics of “fifty teenagers and dozens of school counselors” (Bennett, 2011, p.410). In the quantitative data, the present variable of the number fifty does not properly represent the teen aged group. The school counselors can also be ruled out in favor of his argument because this does not reflect an opinion of a whole. By pushing the argument that children are affected, Bennett breeds another logical fallacy in the following