Preparing and Writing an Argument What is a controversial issue? * We should work hard for more money. / We should work less‚ make less money and take time off to enjoy life. Which point do you agree with and why? * In time of economic recession‚ universities are/are not justified in raising tuition. * Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to class should be optional for students. Which point do you agree with and
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Counter-Argument Essay “If you want to get ahead‚ have a lie-in” How many hours of sleep does the average person need? ‚ According to National Sleep Foundation Magazine showed that teenagers need 9 hours on average a day to be attentive and alert while an adult need from 6 to 8 hours per day. In the article “If you want to get ahead‚ have a lie-in” by the British writer Tom Hodgkinson that was published in October 9‚ 2014‚ the author purpose
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Meglyn Huber WR 122 Jacob Miendersee 2/29/2013 Counter Argument Position Paper: “What’s so Bad About Hate?” by Andrew Sullivan With so much diversity in the world‚ there will always be conflicts about beliefs and feelings towards each other. When those who act out on these negative feelings towards minorities‚ it is called a “hate crime”. To combat these vicious and horrible offenses‚ throughout history‚ presidents and National leaders have declared a symbolic “war on hate”. From President
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looked at a few things that present Peter Singer’s argument against the way we use animals for food and other products. Pretend that you’re talking to a friend and they ask you why Singer thinks it’s wrong to eat a cheeseburger. Explain his argument (or what you take to be the core of his argument). Remember‚ you’re trying to explain this to someone who isn’t familiar with Singer. And‚ what you’re trying to explain is not just *what* he thinks‚ but why he thinks it. If I were explaining to a friend
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the world’s poor‚ but we can meet them without being deprived of all of our worldly assets and possessions. This essay aims to defend Singer’s arguments that we‚ fitting a picture of absolute affluence‚ have a moral obligation to help those in poverty. Singer’s position on our moral obligation to aid the world’s poor is characteristically frank and rests on three premises. The first premise states that ‘if we can prevent something bad without sacrificing something significant‚ we ought to do it
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dictionary‚ the word "argument" means "A statement or series of statements for or against something‚" or "A discussion in which people express different opinions about something‚" or "An angry disagreement." I completely agree with these definitions‚ except there is more to the word that may be very hard to explain. the word argument is an abstract word‚ meaning it is an intangible thing. No one can hear‚ see‚ touch‚ smell and‚ or taste an argument‚ However‚ when people hear the word argument or experience
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try to clarify Singers essential argument and defend it against some common objections. According to Singer‚ Speciesism is a position similar to racism and sexism. Just as race discriminates against other race‚ and sexism against the opposite sex‚ speciesism discriminates against non-human species. Specisists hold that only humans have intrinsic moral worth‚ and anything that is non-human has no rights and so for Singer‚ speciesism is not an acceptable position. He argues that because animals are
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Counter argument outline Thesis statement: in the article‚ Should parents spy on their children’s emails and texts? By Judith Woods. She mentioned many situations and experiences and I agreed on some points and disagree on many others as there were false assumptions‚ weak evidence and logical fallacies and that became a source of weakness in this article. -------------- I. Common ground: Topic sentence: the writer gets out a good topic and was convincing and simple. A. First Idea: “Kelly
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than is necessary. One of the main people who advocate this movement is Peter Singer. Singer uses many logical arguments that are reasoned and well thought out but are flawed and it will be very useful to show how the animal liberation movement is misguided and unrealistic. Peter Singer makes his first point in arguing how humans are animals just as much as cats and rabbits are. He states how the using the term of ‘animal’ refers to non-human animals which include cats‚ dogs‚ and even insects
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tone in his Ted Talk which allows the audience to be engage. His examples seems realistic and logical‚ for example: he talks about a woman who is working hard so that her son can attend university. Singer also uses a lighter tone in his Ted Talk which allows his argument to be more persuasive to the audience. However‚ his examples does not seems practical or realistic enough to grasp the audience attention. Instead‚ the examples pull the audience back because they do not understand what he is trying
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