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    According to the rational choice model‚ there is a consensual assumption which states that people seek some sort of gratification in order to avert any situation that may cause them pain in the near future. By seeking this gratification‚ they guarantee their well-being. Furthermore‚ the rational choice model also assumes that those in charge of creating laws will implement the necessary laws that will limit

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    Selected Essays by Lefoko O. Molebatsi (2001) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Public Policy and Policy Analysis: The Rational Model Question: The rational model of public policy making‚ though heavily criticized‚ is the most widely used and or talked about model. Discuss why. By Lefoko O. Molebatsi (University of Botswana) Instructor: Prof G. S Maipose 2001 1 Selected Essays by Lefoko O. Molebatsi (2001) -

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    The issue of whether decision making by criminals is a rational process is a heated topic of discussion when one asserts that crime is the role of choice. Before the classical school of criminology‚ crime was thought to be the product of the paranormal occurrence of demons‚ witches‚ ghouls‚ and other creatures. The time prior to the classical school of criminology‚ called the preclassical era‚ is divided in two parts. Before the time of state intervention into private matters‚ each individual dealt

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    dictionary‚ the word "argument" means "A statement or series of statements for or against something‚" or "A discussion in which people express different opinions about something‚" or "An angry disagreement." I completely agree with these definitions‚ except there is more to the word that may be very hard to explain. the word argument is an abstract word‚ meaning it is an intangible thing. No one can hear‚ see‚ touch‚ smell and‚ or taste an argument‚ However‚ when people hear the word argument or experience

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    (Design/creation) argument Teleological arguments are arguments from the order in the universe to the existence of God. The name “the teleological argument” is derived from the Greek word telos‚ meaning end or purpose. The most plausible suggestion is that the universe is so because it was created by an intelligent being in order to accomplish that purpose‚ than it is so to suppose that it is this way by chance. William Paley made the most cited statement of the argument‚ and he linked the

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    The rational choice approach to crime causation is composed of several different concepts. According to this theory‚ criminal behavior is the product of careful thought and planning. Offenders choose crime after considering both personal factors-money‚ revenge‚ thrills‚ entertainment- and situational factors‚ such as target availability‚ security measures‚ and police presence (Siegel‚ 2008). Once the decision has been made to commit a specific crime‚ the offender then chooses whether or not to follow

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    begin. The point when the universe is created. I. Cosmological Argument It has lead philosophers to figure out how the universe was created‚ which lead them to use the cosmological argument‚ which is the argument of pattern in argumentation (logos) that makes an inference from certain alleged

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    ans are not rational by definition but we do have the ability to behave and think rational in our own way. As I previously stated Akerlof and Shiller mentioned that humans do not behave in a rational way but I feel in ways we do depending on the person. In order for someone to be rational with their money and buying‚ they need to know all aspects of their purchase. A rational person would take in all consequences of buying a certain good or product. They make the rational choice of whether they

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    References: Browne‚ C. M; Dowd‚ T. Freeman‚ A. David‚ Daniel [Ed]; Lynn‚ Steven Jay [Ed]; Ellis‚ Albert [Ed]. (2010). Rational and Irrational Beliefs: Research‚ Theory‚ and Clinical Practice. (pp. 149-171). xix‚ 360 pp. New York‚ NY‚ US: Oxford University Press; US. [Book; Edited Book]

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    The cosmological arguments are inductive arguments based on an ‘a posteriori’ premise‚ which‚ despite having been introduced many years ago‚ continue to be prevalent today. An early example of the argument is within ‘Timaeus’‚ in which Plato proposed the idea that anything that has been created must be created by a cause. These arguments are intended to prove the existence of the God of Classical Theism by explaining that God must be the first cause of the universe; the being setting the world into

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