writing. First‚ I will explicate Pascal’s argument that believing in God is a bet. Then‚ I will argue that Pascal was right when he stated that one must choose whether to believe in God by proving that believing in God is a forced and unavoidable belief. In arguing for Pascal’s wager‚ which I will break down into two groups of assumptions‚ I will show that believing in God is the best bet independent of the existence of God or an afterlife. In his argument‚ Pascal first compares God’s existence to
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the issue of whether more states should enforce the death penalty. In her opinion piece‚ Lori Ornellas argues that the death penalty should be enforced by more states. In this essay I will demonstrate the flaws within her argument. I will start by explaining Ornellas’s argument. I will introduce the premises she uses as support‚ and show the fallacies they contain. I will provide a conclusion as to why she’s unable to conclude that more states should enforce the death penalty. Lastly an objection
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subjected to such cruelty? Animals are poisoned‚ stabbed and crammed in cages to be tested on; medical research‚ educational purposes‚ drug and chemicals‚ and cosmetics and household products are some of the main reasons why they are put through such torture. Even though there may be some ‘valid’ reasons for conducting and carrying out such inhumane activities‚ too many people stand behind large companies and support their ‘valid’ reasons for doing so without having full awareness of what pain and suffering
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Tell me as much as you can about this passage as an argument (especially the parts). p1. Sun will bring skin cancer. p2. Rain will bring puddles that we can jump. p3: Pain is bad‚ joy is good. If a thing causes more good things than bad things‚ then it is better. p4: If A is better than B‚ then we should like A. p5. Puddles are better than skin cancer because it creates more joy than pain. Conclusion: I like rain better. 2. Find an argument from an external source (make sure to tell me where
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The Cosmological Argument has been disputed over since the beginning of religion. Greek philosophers such as Plato‚ Aristotle‚ and other theologians have provided reasons for either their belief or disbelief of the existence almighty being; God. Thomas Aquinas adapted a personal answer for the controversial argument. Aquinas provides five ways for the existence of God that he devised through his observations and logical analysis. His arguments provide reasoning for many people that cannot believe
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me want to continue to read to see what he says next. On the other hand‚ during Robert Applebaum’s “Cancel Student Loan Debt‚” I found myself losing interest and almost dreading what was to come in the next paragraphs. Humor is a key component in arguments on topics that aren’t too interesting by themselves‚ such as Steven Colbert’s essay. Steven Colbert argues that higher education is ultimately dangerous and pointless and gives many examples why. “Just exactly what makes college so dangerous? It’s
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This first stream of celebrity music fandom-as-religion literature demonstrates the type of argument many scholars favor when encountering expression of fan sentiment‚ fan action‚ and the structural and functional purpose of fandom. A second‚ smaller‚ stream of literature aligns or characterizes fandom as a cult‚ sometimes literally‚ while a third stream challenges the celebrity music fandom-as-religion argument. This
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law they are considered to be the morally correct action‚ but when actions go against the law they are deemed immoral. The magisterium views homosexual acts to be against the natural law‚ because they are not considered to be complementary. This argument requires an acceptance that male-female sex is considered correct because anatomically male and female parts fit together‚ and have the capacity to create new life. This approach holds validity in that it accepts the biological necessity that life
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In his “Letters from a Birmingham jail‚” MLK pinpoints one of the biggest flaws in the anti-civil disobedience arguments. He states that many people more scrutinze the protest more closely than the “conditions that brought about the demonstrations.”(King‚ Jr) He calls this argument a “superficial kind of social analysis that deals merely with effects and does not grapple with underlying causes.”(King‚ Jr.) MLK understood that he and the people
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articles contain logical fallicies in their argument and use many of the same tactics to argue their point such as scare tactics‚ statistics‚ and quotes from people on the other side of the argument. However‚ the “Times of Trenton” editorial is able to cover up these fallicies and present their side in a cleaner and more efficient way than the “New York Daily News” by making the statistics seem more credible‚ the quotes from the other side of the argument more persuasive‚ and the overall organization
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