Sample paper for propositional arguments In this paper‚ I will analyze the following argument in terms of validity and soundness: An argument is a syllogism only if it is valid. An argument has a true conclusion‚ if it is valid. If an argument has consistent premises‚ then it has a true conclusion. Thus‚ if an argument is a syllogism‚ then it has a true conclusion. As we shall soon learn‚ this argument is valid but unsound. I
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1 The University Writing Center “Because writers need readers” Research Paper and Argument Topics Race and Ethnicity Gender and Sexuality Multiculturalism and Diversity Advertising and Marketing Economic Issues Environmental Issues Media Issues Consumerism and Convenience Culture TV and Film Sports and Entertainment Race and Ethnicity • • • • • • • • • • • Should racial profiling be a legitimate law enforcement policy in some areas? Should Affirmative Action for state university enrollment be continued
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Meglyn Huber WR 122 Jacob Miendersee 2/29/2013 Counter Argument Position Paper: “What’s so Bad About Hate?” by Andrew Sullivan With so much diversity in the world‚ there will always be conflicts about beliefs and feelings towards each other. When those who act out on these negative feelings towards minorities‚ it is called a “hate crime”. To combat these vicious and horrible offenses‚ throughout history‚ presidents and National leaders have declared a symbolic “war on hate”. From President
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ARGUMENT PAPER I APOLOGY: DEFENSE OF SOCRATES PLATO 40C-41C PHILOSOPHY 2010 20 SEPTEMBER 2011 WALTER A. JENKINS JR Plato once said‚ “No one knows whether death‚ which People fear to be the greatest evil‚ may not be the greatest good.” Throughout the history of mankind‚ man has been fascinated with the mystery surrounding death. For many it is a phenomenon which is feared and for others it is a salvation from the misery and suffering of everyday life. In Plato’s “Apology”‚ Socrates
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Presidential Advertisement Argument Paper The campaign that I chose is about a girl breaking up with Obama‚ which is supposed to symbolize America breaking up with Obama. The main idea of this campaign was to say that Obama isn’t who he said he would be and hasn’t done the things he promised during his first presidential campaign. The purpose of this advertisement is to persuade America to “break up” with Obama and not reelect him for a second presidential term. The main reason for this advertisement
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Ontological Argument Essay A:Explain the traditional forms of the Ontological argument as put forward by Anselm and Descartes: When considering an argument for God‚ the ontological argument is one of the most intriguing. Mainly because of it’s a priori nature‚ differing from other popular theological arguments which are a posteriori such as the cosmological argument. This means the ontological argument is understood to be true analytically on its own terms without an appeal to experience. Because
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This argument emphasizes how for a concept or theory to be true‚ it must also be possible to prove that it is false. Believer’s in God accept God’s existence as a universal truth not subject to falsification‚ thus for Flew this premise alone disproves the possibility
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Arguments are claims backed by evidence supporting a main idea of the person presenting the argument. The aim of arguments is to assist people with making decisions related to a particular topic or explore a certain topic. One may argue to inform‚ convince or persuade others. Political candidates use various argument techniques to win over voters. Often time more than one argument technique is used to help political candidates present their case and get others to agree with what they are thinking
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Argument Paragraph Assignment 2 – Discrimination Against Underweight People Part 1 - Prewriting Freewriting – 1 minute I feel that underweight people are discriminated against just as much as overweight people. I was extremely disturbed by a newspaper article that really criticized underweight people. Underweight people were called names‚ accused of either having to be on drugs or having a eating disability‚ and even called unattractive. Some people are naturally underweight. Being underweight
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Amendment. If one of the amendments is not honored and enforced‚ it will cause a domino effect‚ in the future‚ making it easier for other amendments not to be followed‚ or to be changed just like the 2nd Amendment. The two opposing sides in this argument are the Conservatives vs. the Liberals. The Liberal will say “The Second Amendment does not give citizens the right to
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