equality of opportunity with the difference principle. The democratic equality argument concludes that the theory of justice is interpreted such that social and economic inequalities can be ameliorated in both natural and social conditions. I find this argument problematic because it ignores some morally arbitrary factors‚ leads to unjust distribution of wealth‚ and violates personal liberty. The democratic equality argument is centered on the proposal for a society to exhibit distributions such as
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The ontological argument for God’s existence is a work of art resulting from philosophical argumentation. An ontological argument for the existence of God is one that attempts the method of a priori proof‚ which utilizes intuition and reason alone. The term a priori refers to deductive reasoning. Deductive reasoning is the type of reasoning that proceeds from general principles or premises to derive particular information. The argument works by examining the concept of God‚ and arguing that it implies
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2011). It is a contested issue on which the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in the coming weeks. Another appeals court in Virginia has stated that legally‚ this matter should be revisited when taxpayers are made to pay penalties‚ in the next three years (Savage‚ 2011). This brings into question the constitutionality of this act and the fact remains that there is far from universal agreement over this. An important argument raised by opponents is that the passing of this law would open way for
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Letter from Birmingham Jail a Rogerian Argument Traditional and rogerian argumentation approaches are very different. For instance‚ a traditional argumentation is more confrontational towards the opponent’s point of view as to rogerian argumentation more negotiable with the opponent’s point of view. Rogerian argumentation creates cooperation‚ the possibility that both sides might change‚ and a mutually advantageous outcome. However in a traditional argument the writer seeks to change the opponent
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Essay #3 – Writing an Argument 1 WRITING ASSIGNMENT – DIGITAL NATION 1.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION Within a single generation‚ digital media and the World Wide Web have transformed virtually every aspect of modern culture‚ from the way we learn and work to the ways in which we socialize and even conduct war. But is the technology moving faster than we can adapt to it? And is our 24/7 wired world causing us to lose as much as we’ve gained? In Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier‚ FRONTLINE
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It consists of a group of statements with one or more statements (premises) supporting another statement (conclusion). In Critical Thinking‚ argument is an act of presenting reasons to support individual’s position or point of view. It is not quarrel or dispute. By "argument‚" we mean a demonstration or a proof of some statement‚ not emotional language. E.g.‚ "That bird is a crow; therefore‚ it’s black." Ockham’s razor The term Occam’s razor with reference
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providing vital grounds on how it can ultimately be attained and by adopting the two different senses of knowing‚ the strong and weak sense. He then fortifies his argument by proving the incoherence of a doubter. This essay will look on his arguments against radical scepticism and finally to what extent it is successful. In his argument‚ he emphasises on the three main requirements for knowing‚ one is that the thing has to be true‚ secondly‚ one has to believe in that thing and lastly it requires
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Kuyper Perspective Although several of his augments complimentary to Kuyper’s‚ Marx’s methods for ending poverty are extremely different. Marx views the French Revolution as a positive event and advocates the distribution of property and the abolishment of the family structure. These radical ideas suggest that he possesses a distorted understanding of human nature. Moreover‚ Marx’s Communism completely disregards God’s authority and places man’s reason at the center of his worldview. Christians
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alone‚ it can be imagined to exist in the truth likewise‚ which is more noteworthy. Along these lines if that than which a more noteworthy can’t be imagined is in the seeing alone‚ then that than which a more noteworthy can’t be considered is itself that than which a more noteworthy can be imagined. Be that as it may‚ unquestionably this can’t be‚ in this way without uncertainty something than which a more prominent can’t be imagined exist both in the understanding and in all reality." St
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Fallacies in an Argument The essay “ Death” written by an anonymous author; presented in the text Read‚ Reason‚ Write published in the year 2008‚ is an example of a fallacious argument. In “Death” the author endorses the death penalty as a viable option for New York. This essay was written as a rebuttal to the editorial titled “New York on the Brink” that was posted in the Washington post it suggested that New York should not advocate the death penalty as law. The author argues that
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