Television’s Rachel Maddow‚ host of “The Rachel Maddow Show” said‚ “In the past decade‚ 31 states put to a vote the question of whether or not gay people should be allowed to get married. 31 states have put those minority rights up to a vote and in all 31 of those states‚ that minority rights issue has gone down to defeat. But here’s the thing about rights. They’re not actually supposed to be voted on. That’s why they’re called rights.” There should be legislation allowing same sex marriage in all
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difference between child labor and child slavery. The book discusses them like they are equals on numerous occasions. Child labor and child slavery however‚ should not be classified as the same thing. The gray area in between these two can be a slippery slope. Lumping child slavery and child labor into the same
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Begging the question is assuming some to be true that you cannot prove - similar to circular reasoning. Example: I think he is unattractive because he is ugly. Beg the question retrieved on Dec. 28‚ 2011 from http://begthequestion.info/ 3. slippery slope: Presumes a change in procedure‚ law‚ or action‚ will result in adverse consequences. Example: If we allow doctor assisted suicide‚ then eventually the government will control how we die. List of common fallacies
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Argumentum ad logicam: arguing that because an argument contains a logical fallacy the argument in its entirety must therefore be discarded. Example: The opposing argument contains an appeal to emotion (pathos)‚ the author criticises the opponent’s use of pathos as though it constitutes the bulk of the argument‚ positioning the reader to feel indignant about being manipulated by the opposition‚ and to feel that they can disregard the opponent’s argument in its entirety since it is evidently based
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The role of doctors‚ nurses and physicians in general is to help out their patients and make them healthy. The patients pay for their treatment‚ but some may feel that their payment is not enough or may want to give extra. This exchange of money for service is extremely personal since this service is the provider of their continued health‚ or at least genuine attempts to do so. Since it is so personal‚ patients may feel that they are still in debt to their healthcare providers even if proper payment
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FALLACIES OF RELEVANCE 1. Appeal to Force If you suppose that terrorizing your opponent is giving him a reason for believing that you are correct‚ then you are using a scare tactic and reasoning fallaciously. Example: David: My father owns the department store that gives your newspaper fifteen percent of all its advertising revenue‚ so I’m sure you won’t want to publish any story of my arrest for spray painting the college. Newspaper editor: Yes‚ David‚ I see your point. The story really
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Most people would concede that cloning and genetic enhancements are two notorious words that most would not consent with. In Mr. Kass’s article “Preventing Brave New World” commences on the astonishing achievements in bio-medical science and technology. Mr. Leon E. Kass agrees that people should be obliged for the breakthrough of advanced bio medical science and technology. Mr. Kass’s incredible work in bio-ethical science has placed this very well known philosopher in the white house with the Bush’s
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“Euthanasia.”-Discursive Essay. Euthanasia. Euthanasia‚ also known as “assisted suicide” is what happens when somebody takes their own life‚ or assists someone in taking theirs when the person is seriously ill or in extreme pain. It is loosely known as “mercy killing” as the patient is no longer suffering‚ hence it is sometimes allegedly compassionate. But the question is‚ should Euthanasia be made legal in the United Kingdom? There are two main types of Euthanasia - Voluntary and Non-voluntary
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Sam Black PHIL 120: Animal Rights Framing Question: The Nazi ‘researchers’ are at it again. A badly brain damaged human being subject A -- an adult with the permanent mental capacity of a one year old -- appears on your computer screen. He is thrashing around‚ spilling things‚ smearing food over his face‚ playing with the contents of his diaper‚ etc. ‘We will make him very uncomfortable‚ cutting down his food‚ refrigerating his room‚ depriving him of sleep‚’ the Nazi-researchers convincingly
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Class: Literature of CS Lewis Lewis’s View of Evil The Screwtape Letters does not depict Evil in a spectacular way; rather it shows hell as an officious bureaucratic dictatorship. Lewis reveals that the slippery slope to hell is very unexciting and not at all obvious. The road to hell is paved with indifferent souls and not actively evil souls. Lewis shares with his readers that he does not believe that there is a devil that is the equal and opposite of God. Most people‚ not all people‚ desire
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