Argument from authority The basic structure of such arguments is as follows: Professor X believes A‚ Professor X speaks from authority‚ therefore A is true. Often this argument is implied by emphasizing the many years of experience‚ or the formal degrees held by the individual making a specific claim. The converse of this argument is sometimes used‚ that someone does not possess authority‚ and therefore their claims must be false. (This may also be considered an ad-hominen logical fallacy – see
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If war is necessary‚ it is a necessary evil. Its evil is sometimes concealed for a time by its glamour and excitement but when war is seen in its reality‚ there is a little glory about it. At its best‚ it is hideous calamity. It brings in awful loss of life. In recent great wars‚ millions of men‚ women and children were killed‚ many died of diseases‚ famines and untold sufferings. A war generally sweeps away the strongest and best men of a country and leaves the aged‚ the weak and the unfit to carry
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Columbus‚ OH: Pearson‚ 2013. Print. 649-651. According to David Brooks‚ his claim is about how modern society do not know how to properly think about how power should be used to bind and build. Brooks believes that Lincoln and Jefferson embodied how strong and powerful a person should be instead we have leaders now that are incapable of becoming great leaders. The assumptions David Brooks had made were about how authority was different back in the days and how it has digressed now. David Brooks
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Is marriage necessary or not? Human beings are subject to evolution‚ not only physical but mental too. During this evolution some of the human inventions evolved too and one of these inventions is the marriage. Even though‚ the marriage invention could be attributed to religion; the marriage still continues to be a human invention. Going back 40 or 50 years we will see people living a happy ever after story in the marriage and some of those marriages still continue together until our days. Where
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Life is challenging. In order to be happy and successful‚ we need to prepare ourselves on many fronts. Although participating in enjoyable activities is always desirable‚ in my view it is also necessary at times to do things we do not enjoy. The bases for my view are personal‚ social and financial. Personally‚ doing things we don’t care for builds character and helps us mature. For instance‚ when parents have their first baby they are forced to give up their freedom in order to look after the child
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Sometimes Depression is Cruel From our first breath of life‚ we are continually thrust into situations and drugged from our stark reality. We are forced to make our way through an impossible puzzle on this war-torn land‚ the shadows of the past clinging with dread as we tear down our monuments. Drudging through the sludge known as our society‚ we are told what to do‚ how to look‚ what to wear‚ and even what to say. Sometimes the sun shines for hours on end‚ bright and impossible. Sometimes there
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In Fahrenheit 451‚ written by Ray Bradbury‚ authority is viewed as ruthless and the individual is portrayed as innocent. This is also emphasised in two related texts‚ Whose Life Is It Anyway? By Brian Clark‚ and Shawshank Redemption‚ directed by Frank Darabont. The themes of ruthlessness and innocence are exemplified throughout all three texts‚ through the concept of the authority and the individual. In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451‚ authority is depicted as ruthless. This is shown throughout the
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2012 Are Jails Necessary? What would the world be like without jails? Some might think that it might be good; some might think that it might be bad. It would be a terrible idea not to have jails. It would change society back to renaissance or barbarian times where one did not even get punished for killing another person. Without jails‚ a major increase in committed crimes around the world‚ and a major increase in the death rate would be the ending results‚ and with jails‚ people are given the chance
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1. Port of entry officers conducts examinations to determine if a person is eligible to make a claim to the Refugee Protection Division (RPD). The port of entry officers also screens people in order to assess whether or not they pose a security threat. Fingerprint and photographic evidence will also be collected‚ by the port of entry officers‚ for the purpose of identification. Furthermore‚ upon examination‚ the officers may establish a conditional removal order. Under section 101 of the Immigration
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Lately in my geography class‚ my AMAZING teacher Mr. Reiser‚ has been teaching us about genocide and what it really is. We have discussed many areas in the world that it is occurring in but one area we focused on was Africa. I recently saw the movie “Sometimes in April”. This movie really helps people realize what a horrifying thing genocide is. “Sometimes in April” is a film about a man along with his family and friends trying to survive the genocide. The story takes place in Rwanda and it is
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