Topic: Slave Trade Purpose: To inform and persuade the audience to take action towards diminishing slavery. Claim: Slavery is a growing consumer market that must be arrested while economic changes are made to ward off future slave trade. Introduction: (attention getting device as well as establishment of purpose and speaker credibility) First I would like you to close your eyes and imagine if you will that you are starting to wake up one morning to a brand new day. As you lay in
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arguments‚ though they may take different forms. 1. Claim 3. Counterargument 2. Evidence 4. Rebuttal A successful argument depends upon the balance between these elements. The claim is the basis of the argument. A big opposing viewpoint‚ called the counterargument‚ is constantly pushing down on one side or the other. Balance can only be achieved by providing enough evidence to support the claim along w/rebuttal of the counterargument. Essentially‚ an argument depends on research (evidence) & finding
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Answer the following questions in a minimum of 500 words: Identify examples of bias‚ fallacies‚ and specific rhetorical devices in the speech. How did the speaker address arguments and counterarguments? Were the speaker’s arguments effective? Explain your answers. The campaigner in this speech shows an example of bias by saying the acts of Jim Gettys are "evil domination". He also shows more bias by calling Kane the "fighting liberal" and also referring to Kane as "the friend of the working
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• 12 pt. font (Times New Roman preferred) • 4 or more scholarly sources • Argumentative thesis statement with three key points. • Formal Outline with Roman Numerals • MLA citations • MLA pagination • Counterargument • Works Cited Page • Revised and edited first draft • Final Copy Procedure: Step 1: Think of an issue that you would like to learn more about within the topic. Step 2: Write a thesis statement with three key points
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Although Linda’s argument‚ especially the latter half‚ may seem similar to my argument‚ Linda’s argument is not sound‚ but rather a weak counterargument to the objection made‚ because Linda makes Pascal’s Wager more of a religious recruiting tool than an actual legitimate argument by itself. The distinction between our arguments is that I argued Pascal’s Wager causes an individual to follow the
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According to Business Insider (2012) there are only 6 corporations that control 90 percent of the media today. This does not leave room for much perspective. After further examination of these points a pattern starts to emerge. There are very few counterarguments to the idea that mass media influences our society today. After examining these points‚ it is evident that mass media is today’s major influence on society. At any given time there can be millions of people watching the same thing on T.V.at
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Rhetorical Analysis: “New Threat to Skilled U.S. Workers” Froma Harrop is a frequent writer for the Providence Journal‚ who is also known for her progressive views on current issues. Her essay titled “New Threat to Skilled U.S. Workers” was published in the Seattle Times in 2007 in which she is persuading American skilled workers to put a stop to the H-1B program‚ or else they might be left jobless. Due to the fact that she is liberal in her views‚ it is clear why she is enforcing a strong opinion
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Who doesn’t love some fresh air? Who doesn’t love new ways of thinking and less corruption? The answer is: no one. Yet in our current republican democracy in the United States there are term limits for the president‚ but not for congressmen. Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are considered for reelection every even year. Senators‚ however‚ serve six-year terms and elections to the Senate are staggered over even years so that 1/3 of the Senate is up for reelection during
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“When women got the vote‚ they did not redefine voting. When African-Americans got the right to sit at a lunch counter alongside white people‚ they did not redefine eating out. They were simply invited to the table. That is all we want to do; we have no desire to change parenting. We want to be entitled to not only the same privileges but the same responsibilities as straight people”. Actress Cynthia Nixon summarized the idea of same-sex parenting in the most profound way with the above mentioned
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economics There are many counterarguments against helping the homeless. One is that some people just want to be able to get things for free which is true for some. To prevent this from happening there needs to be structure to prevent people from taking advantage of the system. Many of
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