chapters four and five to “they say” Three ways to respond to “yes/no/okay‚ but” and Distinguishing what you say from what they say. “And Yet” Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstien and Russel Durst say that “you need to be an expert in a field to have an argument at all” (p‚55). Are they referring to an actual job like a lawyer? where they are good on arguing about a certain topic. You must have some sort of topic to go off of to argue your case‚ and to make it believable for others. As for agreeing or disagreeing
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(1997). Rape justifies abortion. Opposing Viewpoints: Abortion. T.L. Roleff (Ed.). San Diego: Greenhaven Press. Retrieved February 4‚ 2009‚ from Gale Library. Johnston‚ W.R. (4 June 2008). Historical abortions statistics: United States‚ Johnston’s Archive. http://www.johnstonarchive.net/policy/abortion/ab-unitedstates
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Over the years‚ there has been a huge debate whether using renewable energy is beneficial to our environment or not. The biggest source of our energy has been sourced by coal‚ oil and natural gasses. Some researchers believe that there are many benefits of using renewable energy and that we should be concerned with seeking environmentally friendly alternatives instead. Not only are these sources harmful‚ they will eventually deplete our natural resources. The goal is to find pollution-free renewable
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context – Renewable Energy Opposing Viewpoints in Context – Renewable Energy There has been debating among people in the United States on how the best energy supply. Some people suggests that the United States should in fact decrease its dependency on oil and begin to invest in an alternative energy source like renewable energy‚ such as wind and solar power – Go green. Others have contended saying that converting over to a new power source would not only be expensive but
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To start out with we must look at Hume’s arguments for beauty being both subjective and objective. I think it is fair to say that most people would claim that beauty is subjective‚ that it is indeed in the eye of the beholder. Certainly what is beautiful to me may not be beautiful to you‚ and vice-versa. Hume agrees that beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder. It revolves around the idea of sentiments‚ or a statement based on how one feels rather than facts. Saying I find Jennifer Lawrence to
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ARGUMENTS VS EXPLANATIONS EXPLANATIONS An explanation is a group of statements that try to show how or why something is or will be the case. Specifically‚ we use an explanation when we try to explain what makes a claim true. The event or the phenomenon in question is usually accepted as a matter of fact. Explanations do NOT prove why something is the case. Every explanation is composed of two parts: The explanandum (a statement that describes the event that is supposed to be explained)‚ and
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In academic writing‚ an argument is usually a main idea‚ often called a “claim” or “thesis statement‚” backed up with evidence that supports the idea. In most college papers‚ one needs to make some sort of claim and use evidence to support it. One’s ability to do this will separate a good paper from other papers. We use argument in everyday life to convince somebody of my ideas or opinion‚ convince our teachers we deserve a better grade. A better argument is accomplished if no emotion is involved
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The Supreme Court’s decision on the case of Texas v. Johnson has been a controversial one‚ as it involves the burning of our national symbol‚ the American flag. It leads to the question: Does the desecration of the American flag a way of expressing speech that is protected by the first amendment? Shouldn’t the destruction of a true American symbol be protected and preserved‚ as it is a symbol that represents our country? There is a great amount of criticism that Texas v. Johnson has been faced with;
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An argument for human experimentation is that doing so can provide researchers with information that is needed to help find effective and ineffective treatment options. Without clinical trials and human experimentation we wouldn’t have the needed knowledge when it comes to releasing new medications‚ for example. Instead of experimenting with a controlled group of informed‚ consenting adults‚ we would instead be basically experimenting on people who take the untested drug. Surely there are cases where
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that they are careful when they do text while driving and take extra precautions such as only doing it at a red light and keeping their phones near the window so they can be able to see the road and avoid incoming cars".("Texting While Driving." Opposing Viewpoints in Context"). A 2010 report by the Pew Internet and American Life project focusing specifically on adults and cell phone distractions reported that 47% of all texting adults have sent or read a text message while driving. "About 75% of
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