owned care vs. used car‚ because pre owned sounds better to the buyer. The words pre owned and used have the same meanings‚ pre-owned sound better than used. A politician or military leader may claim that enhanced interrogation methods were used on an enemy combatant. Advanced interrogation methods sounds better than telling the public that torture may be used on enemy combatant. Identifying Rhetorical Devices Rhetorical devices are used in magazine articles‚ and the rhetorical devices in the articles
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went against all the torture laws‚ and fought hard to change the way torture was executed. Once the September 11 attack happened‚ people forgot about human rights because they were fearful of another attack‚ so they continued the use of enhanced interrogation techniques. Torture was used because people believed it to be an effective way to extract information from a captive suspect. The United States police mentality and parents cause children to think that torture is justifiable.
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one of the most powerful democracies around the world and The U.S.’s continued use of Guantanamo Bay‚ a corrupt institution‚ as an interrogation facility provides a great example of their ignorance toward basic human rights‚ their unwillingness to release possibly innocent immigrants back to their countries and lastly disregarding the option of altering interrogation methods or the closing of such an institution. The U.S. being one of the world’s superpowers also infringes upon human rights
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militant terrorist organizations. Groups including the Taliban and primarily Al-Qaeda have been part of an ongoing violent conflict in the Middle East. Throughout these struggles with terrorists‚ the United States have employed various methods of interrogation and intelligence gathering which have included the torturing of prisoners overseas. While this practice was and still is today widely considered to be exceedingly deplorable‚ it has shown some advantages‚ none of which justify the means. According
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terrorists for information or not. While most people have probably already formed their own opinion on the matter‚ it may not be as cut and dry as they first thought once they hear the argument from both sides. There is countless different types of interrogation techniques that involve some form of torture of another(“A Torture Debate”). While many people may be against the techniques‚ there’s a reason they are used. They work. When you can push someone to the brink where they will do anything possible
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References: Bianchet‚ E. What Waterboarding Is. Retrieved September 21‚ 2009‚ from http://waterboarding.org/info Esposito‚ R‚ Ross‚ B. (2005‚ November 18). CIA’s Harsh Interrogation Techniques Described. Retrieved September 13‚ 2009‚ from http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Investigation/story?id=1322866 Hitchens‚ C. (2008‚ August). Believe Me‚ It’s Torture. Retrieved September 12‚ 2009‚ from http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/08/hitchens200808
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The consequences of these decisions would shape the country from that day forward. However‚ there was one decision that made the rest infinitely simpler by providing information to key government officials. That was the decision to use Enhanced Interrogation Techniques (EITs) on those detained as suspected terrorists. EITs take many forms such as waterboarding‚ forced stress positions‚ and humiliation‚ and these EITs made it possible for members of congress‚ the armed services‚ and even the President
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Cited: “2010 Complete Election Coverage: Should America Torture?” Should America Torture? N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 27 Mar. 2013. Cheney‚ Richard B. "Enhanced Interrogation Helps Keep America Safe." Presidential Powers. Greenhouse Press. Detroit‚ MI. 2010‚ n.d. Web. Cox‚ Larry. "CIA Agents Used Torture And Should Be Prosecuted." Opposing View Points. Greenhouse Press. N.p.‚ 2011. Web. "Statistics On Torture." PapBlog
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Torturing Prisoners in the War on Terror Is Never Justified "Torturing Prisoners in the War on Terror Is Never Justified."At Issue: How Should the United States Treat Prisoners in the War on Terror?. Lauri S. Friedman. San Diego: Greenhaven Press‚ 2005. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. Kenneth Roth‚ "Time to ’Stop Stress and Duress‚’" Washington Post‚ May 13‚ 2004‚ p. A29. Copyright © 2004 by the Washington Post Book World Service/Washington Post Writers Group. Reproduced by permission
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Since September 11th 2001‚ the laws on torture have been at dispute in democracy. If there was a way to prevent the September 11th attacks then America should do anything in their power to get the information to save innocent lives of their citizens. Furthermore‚ intelligence is needed to find out who is responsible for these attacks. To get the needed intelligence we must have somebody that knows what happened and a way to extract the information. This is where torture would come into play. There
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