Three arguments Word critical argument analysis essay‚ focuses on three professional essays and how these authors construct their arguments using opinion and evidence. There are many different ways in which authors can construct their arguments. In the highly controversial topic of legalizing marijuana I found three very different styles of arguments in which the authors backed up their opinions with facts. In my reading of these arguments each writer had there own style. The first essay
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Jacob Sebert November 13‚ 2013 Descartes Dream Theory Descartes arguments in meditation I can be proven wrong through discrepancies and contradictions. Authors Peter Simpson and Ludwig Wittgenstein’s have similar points on skepticism where they have found specific inconsistencies. When primarily looking at Descartes’ dream argument we can see a contradiction in his statements. He sets out to demonstrate the similarity between “waking” and “dreaming”. His intention was to prove that there is no
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Causal Argument: Video games may make children fat. Children have been gaining weight excessively over the last 20 years. In 1980 6.5% of the children aged 6 to 11 were obese‚ but by 1994 that number had climbed to 11.3%. Currently over 30% of children are overweight‚ while 17% are considered obese (Parker-Pope‚ 2008). What has caused this epidemic like increase in child obesity? There are many proposed causes that have been linked to child obesity. However‚ if we examine children’s lifestyles
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Reach paper Mass Media Part I: The Problem. In the aftermath of the Columbine school shootings‚ parents were eager to find someone or something to take the blame for the tragedy. We as Americans are a culture that has to be able to control the outcome of our everyday lives. When something happens that catches us off guard‚ we get frightened and jump to conclusions. With no closure in sight from the columbine shootings‚ parents across the country wanted answers. Instead of evaluating their
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Pool of Argument Topics This page contains the Argument topics for the Analytical Writing section of the GRE® revised General Test. When you take the test‚ you will be presented with one Argument topic from this pool. Each Argument topic consists of a passage that presents an argument followed by specific task instructions that tell you how to analyze the argument. The wording of some topics in the test might vary slightly from what is presented here. Also‚ because there may be multiple versions
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Kathy Rowley May 15 2012 Argumentative Essay :Media Violence and its Effects on Children “Times have not become more violent. They have just become more televised” (Manson 1) This is a quote by Marilyn Manson from his article in Rolling Stones magazine called “Columbine: Whose Fault Is It?” Recent studies show that Marilyn is right about violence being more televised‚ but they also show that televised violence may lead to violence in children. Media is a large part of life in these current and coming
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Matter of Time: Field Differences and the Shaping of Electronic Media in Supporting Scientific Communication Rob Kling & Geoffrey McKim April 27‚ 2000 Indiana University School of Library and Information Science 10th & Jordan‚ Bloomington‚ IN 47405 USA +1 812 855 5113 kling@indiana.edu‚ mckimg@indiana.edu Accepted for publication in: Journal of the American Society for Information Science Abstract The shift towards the use of electronic media in scholarly communication appears to be an inescapable imperative
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Rogerian Argument‚ 15% of final grade‚ 1300 words Having analyzed a visual argument‚ a written argument‚ and your own writing processes‚ you will now be asked to present two opposing views on the same social justice issue‚ and‚ in whatever way possible‚ propose a solution that would please both parties. Rough Draft (3 printed copies) Due: 3/18 Final Draft Due: 3/20 by the beginning of class via Turnitin The Assignment: Using at least three sources‚ craft a Rogerian Argument focusing on
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Question: Discuss how the global media industry started taking shape after the Second World War. What were the major features of media industry in US and Europe during 1950s to 1970s? How did the media industry in US get restructured during 1980s to 1990s? Media can be defined in general as‚ "media" refers to various means of communication. For example‚ television‚ radio‚ and the newspaper are different types of media. Media includes every broadcasting and narrowcasting medium such as newspapers
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2. "New media usher in dramatic transformations in the public sphere” Do you agree? Your answer should include reference to the articles of Van Dyick‚ Howley and Scannell in the course reader. New media has transformed the way we receive and produce content. New media such as the internet is making it easier for people to get their opinions across which creates content and allows a two-way dialogue. New media and technologies such social media networks change the way a person perceives the world
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