Arguments in support of my thesis 1)Making abortion illegal doesn’t stop abortion‚ it just makes it less safe. The number of women getting abortions doesn’t change‚ the thing that changes is that women die from having unsafe abortions. 78‚000 women die every year from having unsafe abortions. 2) Religious ideaology is no foundation for any laws. We do not have laws prohibiting the eating of pork nor do we have laws against pre-martial sex. Laws should be based off of logical reasoning from the
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Officer Date 27 November 2013 : Payment of tuition fee and SU membership fee for Semester 2‚ 2013/14 1. Payment Due Date Further to our previous notice on the payment of tuition fees for Semester 2‚ 2013/14 and the enrolment letter which has already been sent to you‚ please be reminded that you should make appropriate arrangement to settle your tuition fee payment on or before 23 December 2013 (Monday). If you do not pay the tuition fee by the above payment deadline‚ your place will
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Argument for Paying College Athletes Stephen Elting Mercy College Have you ever heard of a business that made billions of dollars‚ yet did not pay their employees? Seems pretty remarkable doesn’t it? Well this business is known as the NCAA. According to an article in the New York Times‚ the NCAA made $770 million from just the three-week Men’s Basketball Tournament‚ but how much did the athletes who participated in said tournament receive? If you said zero
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Assignment: Mapping an Argument January 11‚ 2013 CRT/205 The article‚ “Social Networking Sites Can Be Forums for Cyberbullying‚” (Foxman‚ et.al‚ 2009)‚ deals with the issue of cyberbullying online as becoming a real threat‚ and parents and educators of middle and high school children must work together to combat antisocial and harmful harassment to make these crimes punishable by law. In its’ premise‚ or reason‚ the article indicates that cyberbullying is more prevalent in middle
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The Three Appeals of Argument Logical Appeal (logos) Logical appeal is the strategic use of logic‚ claims‚ and evidence to convince an audience of a certain point. When used correctly‚ logical appeal contains the following elements.. Strong‚ clear claims Reasonable qualifiers for claims Warrants that are valid Clear reasons for claims Strong evidence (facts‚ statistics‚ personal experience‚ expert authority‚ interviews‚ observations‚ anecdotes) Acknowledgement of the opposition
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Claims and Arguments A. Statement- or claim is an assertion that something is or is not the case; it is either true or B. Argument- an argument is a group of statements‚ one of which is supposed to be supported by the rest. In an argument the supporting statements are known as premises; the statement being supported is known as a conclusion. C. Indicator Words- are terms that often appear in arguments and signal that a premise or conclusion may be nearby. Arguments Good and Bad
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How to Write an Argument “The argumentative essay is a genre of writing that requires the student to investigate a topic; collect‚ generate‚ and evaluate evidence; and establish a position on the topic in a concise manner” (What Is An Argumentative Essay‚ 2015). In this type of essay‚ we not only give information but also present the argument with the pros‚ which is supporting ideas‚ and cons‚ which is opposing ideas‚ of an argumentative issue. We should clearly take our stand and write as if we
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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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STEPS IN EVALUATING AN ARGUMENT The following four steps are an efficient way to apply what you learned in this chapter—in other words‚ to evaluate your argument and overcome any errors in validity or truth that it may contain. 1. State your argument fully‚ as clearly as you can. Be sure to identify any hidden premises and‚ if the argument is complex‚ to express all parts of it. 2. Examine each part of your argument for errors affecting truth. (To be sure this examination is not perfunctory
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addressing our argument to a group of representatives from corporate companies in the country. In 2011 we successfully held a fundraising event which helped us raise enough funding to support the activities of our organization. We used the funding to buy the healthiest vegetables from local farmers and purchase only the naturally raised meat. While our goal is to fight hunger in the country‚ we also maintain an eco-friendly outlook. A clear statement of purpose for the argument After the financial
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