English 102: Argumentative Essay (Essay #1) May 14th 2012 outline I. Introduction: 1. Background: Nowadays‚ Television is an unavoidable part of modern culture. It plays an important role in our life. We always depend on television for news‚ entertainment‚ education‚ weather‚ sports‚ and even music‚ since the advent of Music Television. 2. Thesis statement: Television has both advantages and disadvantages‚ and I think the advantages far outweigh the disadvantage. II
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Equity Essay 1. Introduction Two jurisdictions of law exist in Australia: equity and common law. ‘Equity is ‘the body of law developed by the Court of Chancery in England before 1873. Its justification was that it corrected‚ supplemented and amended the common law. It softened and modified many of the injustices at common law‚ and provided remedies where‚ at law‚ they were either inadequate or non-existent.’[1] Common law is ‘the unwritten law derived from the traditional law of England as
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9/23/13 Yellow Class Argumentative Essay Imagine that you are celebrating a great victory‚ and suddenly you hear that the person who led you to victory is dead− does the poem‚ “O Captain‚ My Captain” really portray that feeling? Walt Whitman was the author of the poem “O Captain‚ My Captain”. The purpose of the poem was to express
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Argumentative essay College Composition I 10-15-2014 Should drivers of automobiles be prohibited from using cellular phones? Driving requires a lot of concentration in order to keep the road‚ and ourselves safe. Nowadays‚ many people have a license without being able to drive in a manner that is responsible. This raises the question of cell phones. There are many factors that contribute to accidents. Eating‚ drinking‚ reaching for fallen objects and talking to passengers are also some
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This paper will describe three types of logical fallacies. Logical fallacies are errors in reasoning. Once a person becomes familiar with them‚ they can identify logical fallacies in others’ arguments. A person can also avoid using logical fallacies or use them to their advantage to convince others of something differentiates the facts from the fallacies‚ this could help people make a better and more productive decision To define what a fallacy is one must understand what an argument is. An
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1 LTCA Argumentative Essay April 16‚ 2013 Why our country should have universal healthcare? In America there are so many people who live without healthcare. President Obama has tried hard to change that known fact by introducing and passing his new Obama Care Act. It is very important for people to have proper healthcare coverage‚ medical care‚ affordable medications‚ and for all healthcare services to be available to everyone‚ whether they are poor‚ middle class or rich. For most
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Argumentative Essay The legalization of marijuana is a current growing issue in British Columbia (BC). Marijuana‚ which comes from the cannabis sativa (or hemp) plant‚ has been used for ten thousand years and will continue to be used for a very long time. People smoke it‚ with a pipe or water pipe‚ or in loosely rolled cigarettes called “joints”. It is also brewed with tea and mixed with cakes and brownies. Marijuana is so popular with the public that it has developed many aliases‚ such as
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benefits and public acknowledgment enjoyed by heterosexual couples and that prohibiting gay marriage is unconstitutional discrimination. On the other side‚ opponents argue that altering the traditional definition of marriage as between a man and a woman will further weaken a threatened institution and that legalizing gay marriage is a slippery downhill way that may lead to polygamous and interspecies marriages (gaymarriage.procon.org). All people in the world should understand the meaning of marriage
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MATERIAL FALLACIES MATERIAL FALLACIES • Fallacies of Relevance – irrelevant premises (diversion) • • • • • The appeal to populace (ad populum) The appeal to pity (ad misericordiam) The appeal to force (ad baculum) The argument against person (ad hominem) Irrelevant Conclusion • Fallacies of Defective Induction – weak premises • • • • The argument from ignorance (ad ignorantiam) The appeal to inappropriate authority (ad vericundiam) False Cause Hasty Generalization MATERIAL FALLACIES • Fallacies
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Logical Fallacies Fallacies of Relevance Ad Hominem Refers to a personal attack on an arguer’s reputation or character rather than the argument itself. Usually seen in political debates Example: Teddy Roosevelt’s attacks on William Howard Taft’s obesity. Attacking the Motive Refers to focusing on an attack against an arguer’s supposed motivation or bias rather than focusing on the argument itself. Usually points to how the arguer would benefit from his own argument. Example: Flower
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