Arguments in support of my thesis 1)Making abortion illegal doesn’t stop abortion‚ it just makes it less safe. The number of women getting abortions doesn’t change‚ the thing that changes is that women die from having unsafe abortions. 78‚000 women die every year from having unsafe abortions. 2) Religious ideaology is no foundation for any laws. We do not have laws prohibiting the eating of pork nor do we have laws against pre-martial sex. Laws should be based off of logical reasoning from the
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Della Alfian Professor Mitchell GEW 101 6 September 2015 Convincing Arguments The Freedom Of Speech has been a right to individuals who wish to express themselves in different ways. Rhetorical Device is one of the most important elements of writing due to the fact that it enables the writer to understands how to create an effective argument. All arguments at least have a thesis statement‚ which consist the main idea. In order to enhance an essay‚ writers should provide an evidence
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432746 Purpose: In this paper‚ I will evaluate Socrates’ argument from Phaedo for why philosophers should desire death‚ perhaps only secondly to wisdom. I will argue that Socrates unfairly characterizes the truthfulness of the senses‚ and therefore projects a pessimistic view of the philosopher’s virtue during life. This pessimism towards life in conjunction with arguments for an afterlife that liberates reason‚ seems to suggest that Socrates believes philosophers should desire death: a happy prospect
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His argument is founded on the idea that every human being is a rational agent who is self-aware‚ has free will and cannot be treated as a mere thing. He also describes a human being as self-owners. Self-ownership is the claim that individuals own themselves‚ their bodies‚ ability‚ talents and any products of their labor. They have all the authority over themselves. Because individuals are self-owners‚ they have certain rights to their lives‚ liberty as well as the products of their labor. Owning
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there is no scientifically proven answer‚ arguments have been accumulated over time. One being the Pascal Wager’s argument. This theory states that either God exists or God does not exist‚ you can either wager for God or wager against God. This belief advocates the belief in God rather than providing evidence. Does Pascal’s Wager commit the fallacy of appealing to consequences? Each individual mental processes things differently than others. Therefore‚ I believe that this is sort of an opinion based
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This week’s reading topic is about California secession. In the New York article “ Is California Really Going to Secede” by Ed Kilgore‚ it talks about the the Yes California campaign‚ or Calexit‚ which discusses about secession in the state of California. The whole Calexit movement is an act of defiance against the new president of the United States‚ Donald Trump. The arguments for Calexit are simple‚ which are drifting further away from the rest of the country in cultural attitudes and public policies
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AQUINAS’ AND ANSELM’S ARGUMENTS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD IN SYLLOGISTIC FORM Aquinas [I] Aquinas’ First Argument‚ Motion (1) Objects are in motion. (2) If something is in motion‚ then it must be caused to be in motion by something outside of itself. (3) There can be no infinite chain of movers/movees. (4) So there is a first‚ unmoved mover. (5) Therefore‚ God exists. [II] Aquinas’ Second Argument‚ Causality (1) Some events cause other events. (2) If an event happens
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Write a mediated argument paper on one of the following topics: Hate Crime Laws Toys for tots (Barbie‚ etc.) Smoking (Tobacco) Rudeness (modern manners) Make sure you have the following in your essay: -intro that defines and explains the issue -discussion of both positions on the issue; be impartial here -discussion of ideas shared by both sides; common ground -solution that considers the interests of both sides -conclusion Note: Please‚ refer to‚ at least‚ four sources in your paper: two
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weaknesses of ontological argument The Ontological Argument was‚ and still is‚ a hot-topic for debate among philosophers; many famous philosophers have published criticisms of the theory including Immanuel Kant and St. Thomas Aquinas. This obviously raises questions regarding whether or not this argument works. While there is no clear-cut answer to these questions‚ I personally believe that the negatives of this argument outweigh the positives‚ thereby making it a weak argument. The first published
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To deliberate upon this argument and determine a personal standpoint is a difficult task. However‚ it is clear that “the argument from design” in all of the forms in which it appears‚ is an argument th agreeing with. While every argument has flaws‚ and there are many objections to “the argument from design” specifically‚ the argument itself presents clear reasons to at least consider its correctness. To begin‚ much of science is based on observation and‚ as “the argument from design” is based on
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