Jennifer Hopes
Ashford University: PHI 103
Informal Logic
Ed Teall
08/23/2014
CONTEXT: Mr. Keyes is a Roman Catholic who is pro-choice but also believes that the death penalty is essential in some cases. Both men agree that abortion and the death penalty are on different levels and cannot be compared to each other. Mr. Keyes compares women’s rights to abortion to that of a slave holder, in the sense that “black” people were not developed enough and could be bought and sold is the same concept of a baby not born is not developed enough and could be killed at will.
THE ISSUE: Mr. Keyes compares women’s rights to that of a slave holder.
THE CONCLUSION: Abortion and the death penalty are on different levels