Chapter 6 Structuring Arguments Structured designs or arguments can attract a greater range of attention by playing close attention to their intended topic. Throughout history many beautifully structured arguments such as a speech or a certain subject in democracy has brought about the nations patriotic proclamation to demonstrate a country of free speech and democracy. The Toulmin Argument was introduced by a man by the name of Stephen Toulmin a British philosopher who thought to research the
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Anselm’s ontological argument is an a priori proof of God’s existence. Anselm starts with an idea that depends on experience for their justification and then proceeds by purely logical means to the conclusion that God exists. His aim is to refute “the fool who says in his heart there is no God” (Psalms 14:1) this is showing that the ‘fool’ has important features which are; he understands the claim that God exists and he does not believe God exists. Anselm said “an atheist cannot consistently be an
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Research topic: The obesity epidemic: What’s Really Happening? Research problem: There are many people to blame‚ such as food industries or the government but individuals need to consider themselves in taking personal responsibility of themselves. Hypothesis: The rising prevalence of obesity has become an epidemic combining both of them in sociable interactions. Although obesity is generally often identified to stress and lower social economic status. I consider that obesity‚ and perhaps many
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Among Descartes’ many notable arguments‚ in the Sixth Meditation he makes a case for the real distinction between mind and body. This idea that mind and body are distinct was not common during Descartes’ time and conflicted directly with the popularly accepted scholastic view of the human being as a hylomorphic substance. The argument of the Sixth Meditation draws on much of Descartes’ own work concerning substance‚ attributes and distinction. In this paper‚ I will argue that he arrives at the conclusion
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Kylie Jenkins Professor Andy Behrmann English 112 8 September 2012 Argument Analysis Essay The artifact I chose was a short film about bullying called “Sticks and Stones.” In the beginning of the video a mom finds an audio recording of her daughter. While she is listening to the recording it shows the daughter sitting‚ standing‚ walking‚ etc. in various locations. In the recording the girl is talking about how she was bullied and the effects it had on her. She goes on to say that she had no
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Chili’s argument has become more credible by being formal and applying personal experiences. She is formal in her argument‚ which widens her persuasiveness. If Ms. Chili has an angry tone‚ she will not persuade her audience to agree with her view. By having an angry tone‚ Ms. Chili can only help the audience that already agree with her argument that there should be an attendance policy. In her article‚ she respectfully mentions counter arguments‚ in which she formally tries to
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For this essay‚ I have chosen to take on the prompt that covers the hypothetical scenario in which my sister is the person being hooked up to the violinist in Judith Jarvis Thomson’s violinist thought experiment. I will begin by discussing my thoughts regarding this scenario and what advice I would offer my sister. I will then go on to take a more general look at this topic and try and establish whether my reasoning could be used as basic moral code for this issue or is there more complexity to it
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The Bullying Epidemic: The story of Amanda Todd Logline: Bullying has become an epidemic in the USA and today‚ more than ever‚ we are hearing stories in the news about how kids are committing suicide at a younger age due to bullying. The video starts off with cheerful music and the shots of a small town in Port Coquitlam‚ British Columbia‚ Canada. Shots of the snow and schools and children crossing the street give off the small community feeling. The screen turns black and the following words
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The argument being presented in the given piece is the FBI asking permission from Apple to have the ability to access people’s private messages in their apple products. This argument came into conversation after the terrorist attack in San Bernardino‚ California. The author’s claim towards the argument is that the FBI should not be able to have the ability to tap into people’s individual cell phones. Although the FBI’s idea of decoding Apple’s encryption code in order to gain access to tapping into
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Bulimia and anorexia is a growing epidemic in America. Bulimia and Anorexia can start at any age‚ but is most common between the ages of 11-17 years old. Of all the individuals that experience this illness only 50% of all of them are ever cured‚ and another 6% that suffer from this horrible illness will experience death. This illness has become very deadly to our young adults. Bulimia and anorexia can cause a distorted image in a persons mind because they truly believe they are overweight.
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