Argument and Persuasion‚ Essay #6 Technology and Children This technology revolution sparked a debate on children’s use of technology. Children are constantly using iPads‚ iPhones‚ tablets‚ and other computerized devices. By over exposing children to technology‚ they are being robbed of the mental stimulation that comes from doing real‚ non computerized‚ activities. It has gotten to the point where one can see a two-year-old navigate an iPhone with ease but struggle to speak. Sixty-nine percent
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In academic writing‚ an argument is usually a main idea‚ often called a “claim” or “thesis statement‚” backed up with evidence that supports the idea. In most college papers‚ one needs to make some sort of claim and use evidence to support it. One’s ability to do this will separate a good paper from other papers. We use argument in everyday life to convince somebody of my ideas or opinion‚ convince our teachers we deserve a better grade. A better argument is accomplished if no emotion is involved
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ARGUMENTS VS EXPLANATIONS EXPLANATIONS An explanation is a group of statements that try to show how or why something is or will be the case. Specifically‚ we use an explanation when we try to explain what makes a claim true. The event or the phenomenon in question is usually accepted as a matter of fact. Explanations do NOT prove why something is the case. Every explanation is composed of two parts: The explanandum (a statement that describes the event that is supposed to be explained)‚ and
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Schools are built by the hundreds every year. Parents rely on the schooling and its staff to take care of their kids throughout the day while they are at work or are running errands. If you notice‚ however‚ schools have to practice lockdown drills every couple of months and now have to keep their inside classroom doors locked. Why do they do this? “Every time you stop a school‚ you will have to build a jail. What you gain at one end you lose at the other. It’s like feeding a dog on his own tail.
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adopted it or rejected it according to the result.” By establishing this credibility early in the essay‚ Twain is able to play with the audiences’ expectations later when he displays his experiments to be a comparison on human and animal traits. The result is an entertaining essay‚ which slowly decomposes Twain’s validity as a scientist‚ but highlights the satire behind his work. For the remains of the essay‚ Twain goes on to mention unfavorable traits that are specific to man‚ and promptly correlates
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would mean they would have to move to other locations where rents is more affordable. Levin does present arguments from the perspective of the tenants and the ethical position that Greystar is in‚ regarding this case. He conducts interviews with the local tenants being affected by this event‚ now there are some interviews that illustrate the class-conflict‚ especially the income inequality
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chapters four and five to “they say” Three ways to respond to “yes/no/okay‚ but” and Distinguishing what you say from what they say. “And Yet” Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstien and Russel Durst say that “you need to be an expert in a field to have an argument at all” (p‚55). Are they referring to an actual job like a lawyer? where they are good on arguing about a certain topic. You must have some sort of topic to go off of to argue your case‚ and to make it believable for others. As for agreeing or disagreeing
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differences and come together to deescalate the effects climate change is having on the world. One of the biggest arguments made against global warming is that the Earth’s climate has always gone through phases where it warmed and cooled and that the 20th-century rise in global temperature is just an example
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Plastic Bags The passages present a debate about arguments concerning whether or not reusable bags should be put into mandatory use. This is an important debate because of the potential impact that it will have on both the environment and small business owners. The two positions argue whether or not stores should be made to use reusable bags. Both viewpoints have valid claims warranting consideration. For example‚ evidence suggests that reusable bags will be too expensive for small shop owners
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conclusion is made: that the endurantist contradicts himself in believing an object that has changed is identical to itself in a time before it had changed. The argument is this: endurantists believe that every object is numerically identical to (is the same as) itself at every point in time during its ‘object-hood’ or lifespan. For example‚ a piano is the same object now as it will be ten years from now. However‚ if this is true‚ then it is also true that an object is numerically identical to itself
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