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    Two Kinds Questions 1. Jing-Mei’s main dominant characteristic is that she wants to make it on her own independently regardless of her foundation of a Chinese-American. It is due to these circumstances and also the fact that her mother pushes her so hard that her characteristics are developed. She is very stubborn‚ rigid‚ and even harsh and cruel throughout the story. At times her stubbornness also led to her being very rebellious as well. 2. Due to the fact that her mother had a clear expectation

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    Recognizing Arguments

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    In the first part of the assignment we were asked to identify components of arguments‚ premise and conclusion‚ for the passages. Where applicable we are to highlight key words or phrases that identify a claim as a premise or a conclusion. A premise is the support for the conclusion. (Missimer‚ 2005) The first example has several premises as follows if Sue’s baby is a boy it will be named Mark and if it is a girl it will be named Margaret. Another premise is that Sue will have a boy or girl. “So”

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    Philosophy Homework 15/09/2011 Deductive Arguments: A deductive argument isn’t necessarily valid‚ it could be invalid. It also isn’t necessarily sound – it could be unsound. If the argument is valid and the premises are true then overall the argument is sound. You will always gain knowledge with a deductive argument. The first premise will link with the second premise in order to make a conclusion. Deductive arguments aren’t based on assumptions. Inductive Arguments: The premises are all true so therefore

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    Socrates Argument

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    explain that Socrates argument and show how depends on how what the unjust causes. Then I will argue that this assumption is to be questioned under the fact that citizens are not necessarily affected by the law breakers‚ and that by doing something unjust can be moral. In the Crito‚ the question that Socrates is getting Crito to answers is “Would fellow Citizens be harmed by breaking the law.” Crito proposes Socrates a plan to escape prison. Socrates listens to each argument debating whether they

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    Dog Park Argument

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    building a dog park in the local area‚ One of the leading arguments for the positive side is that the majority of the pet owners live in an apartment complex and do not have space for their dogs to run free due to city ordinance.The fact that in new york dog bite reports went down from 40‚000 to fewer than 4‚000 per year is enough concrete evadience to allow an area to be put aside for a dog park to be built. On the other side of the argument the writer says "I like dogs‚ but I don’t want a public

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    To what extent is the cosmological argument weak? Although the cosmological argument is a strong argument for the theory that the universe it is a weak argument for the existence of the classical theological God. Thomas Aquinas was a very important man to the cosmological argument; it was him who came up with some of the strongest theories to support the argument. He came up with his five proofs which to him proved the cosmological argument to be true. One of his proof was the ‘cause’ proof

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    Argument Rebuttal

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    Argument Rebuttal About The Legalization of Marijuana Barbara Chalfant BCOM/275 May 27‚ 2012 Randi Barnes-Plante Argument Rebuttal about the Legalization of Marijuana Legalizing marijuana has been a huge argumentive issue for a long time and over the last few years it has been an even bigger issue. Experts say that the most widely used drug is marijuana and is not considered as dangerous or as addicting as cocaine or heroin. This paper is about the legalization of marijuana. People who

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    philosophical theory of logic so interesting and so valid in life? Simple‚ with logic alone you can present “educated” arguments on any topic you want. Logic is the base of life whether it’s with the logic of religion to educate someone on a belief or even presenting logic to convince someone that a stop sign is in fact blue not red. One of the worlds most recognized philosopher Aristole‚ was a strong believer of logic and used it in his arguments. I’m intrigued by the fact that with logic alone

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    Arguments For Phaedo

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    noticing here that he pre-assumes that the soul exists‚ so his central argument is not about whether the soul exists‚ but whether it is immortal. One of his arguments is that the soul is invincible‚ and invincible things can’t be destroyed‚ so the soul is immortal. I shall explain more fully this argument in the next paragraph. Then I shall offer my objection on his premise that invincible things can’t be destroyed‚ and thus how his argument of the immortality of the soul is invaid. Socrates starts by making

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    Crito Argument

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    Crito Argument “I do have these things in mind‚ Crito‚ and also many others.” (Crito 45a) In the “Crito”‚ there are two arguments‚ one of which Crito argues for why Socrates should escape the prison‚ and the second‚ for which Socrates argues for why he should remain in prison and accept his death sentence. I will assess both arguments and show the strengths and weaknesses that Crito and Socrates both presented in the dialogue. I argue for Socrates‚ for which his argument is based on the principle

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