Recognizing Deceptive Arguments Exercise Carol L. Gaskins HSM/210 March 16‚ 2012 Professor Constance Reiss Harvey Recognizing Deceptive Arguments Exercise 1. The Supreme Court has a greater obligation to protect the rights of victims rather than those of criminals. Answer: b (categorical statements) 2. It is clear to every intelligent person that the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution‚ protection against cruel and unusual punishment‚ does not bar the use of victim impact
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Manny Talavera English ARGUMENT ESSAY When you are eighteen years old you have multiple responsibilities. Everyone who is eighteen is seen as a responsible‚ mature young adult. If eighteen year olds are portrayed as responsible and mature adults then why can’t they buy or consume alcohol? The alcoholic drinking age should be lowered to age eighteen because at that age you are responsible‚ mature‚ and it will help send the right message. Society states that eighteen year olds can not
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Jacob Turner Professor White PAR 101-003 12 February 2015 Argument Paper #1 There has been a long-standing question in the world of philosophy on what determines one’s personal identity. Out of all the attributes that make up the individual‚ it seems difficult to decipher what actually makes up the personal identity. The most common choices to this question are the mind‚ the brain‚ the spirit‚ or the body. There has yet been no proof on which of these choices are actually correct but many individuals
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John Doe 11/25/12 Causal Argument “I can purchase that now and pay for it later?”- (The rising effects of credit cards causing more and more student debt) The cycle always seem to begin when you are least expecting it‚ I know that’s how it started for me. I was browsing in my favorite store H&M not planning on buying anything when I came across a pair of pants plus shoes that were on sale for 25% off‚ I could not leave the store without purchasing these items. Once I made my way to
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There are many different sides to the argument about how the universe was created; one of the most prominent of these arguments is the Teleological argument‚ also known as the argument from design. The argument from design is based around the idea that the universe is too complex to have just appeared. William Paley uses a wrist watch as an example to describe this idea in more depth. Although there are many other idea that attempt to prove that there is not a creator‚ such as Darwin’s theory of
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increased‚ it is not significant enough to indicate a paradigm shift. The focus upon studies and research data increase the credibility of his assertion although his scope is confined to students and youth performing bands. However‚ there is a similar argument from
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To Each His Own The review I chose to evaluate is of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” I found it on The New York Times website and Alex Berenson is the author. He wrote this review for all of the subscribers of The New York Times and for all of the readers who are interested in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” The author does a great job with voicing his opinion about the novel. However‚ the review of this fiction crime novel is not normally his cup of tea. Berenson graduated from Yale University
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The influence of education In a school in China‚ a principle once went to a class to observe a teacher’s interaction with students. At the end of lesson‚ the teacher asked students: “Are you following me?” “Yes” said students. “If anybody still have problem‚ please raise your hand.” said the teacher. The whole class was quiet‚ but one student raised his hand. The teacher saw it‚ and patiently explained again to this student. Then the teacher said to this student: “Now do you understand it? You
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Since Genesis‚ lies have continuously destroyed the integrity of human beings. Lies have cost the lives of people‚ their reputation‚ and destroyed the public trust of an entire country. A prominent figure that have lied to countless people are government leaders. According to John Mearsheimer’s book Why Leaders Lie ‚ leaders that belong to a democratic country are most likely to lie its citizens. Regardless‚ it is vital to a democratic-republic to have its government leaders lie to its citizens.
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The author states that there are arguments provide strong suport for the truth of Peary’s claim of reaching the North Pole and provides three reasons. However‚ the professor states that there is no solid evidence and the arguments are not convincing and he opposes each of the author’s reasons. First‚ the reading claims that The committe concluded that Peary’s accounts were consistent and persuasive. In contrast‚ the professor refutes this pint by saying that it’s true that the committe declaired
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