The ontological argument proposed by Anselm‚ in Anselm’s Proslogion is a priori argument‚ meaning it does not start from a feature of the world but rather a definition of God. It seeks to move from a definition of god to the reality of god by reasoning. The first line in Anselms ontological argument is “the fool says in his heart there is no god”‚ from this Anselm can deduce that the fool has an understanding of what god is .The fool has to admit that god is that than which nothing greater can
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The fight against vaccines has become controversial however arguments against mass immunization should be evaluated so that a good understanding of this controversy can be had. There are three main arguments against the mass immunization of children and babies. Firstly‚ It is argued that vaccinations can have harmful side effects on children. Secondly‚ it is argued that laws requiring
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English 101 Argumentative/Persuasive Essay 4/12/2013 Word Count 1‚255 Readability 12.3 There are new proposed gun control laws in the aftermath of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton‚ Connecticut that occurred on December 14th‚ 2012. This incident claimed the lives of twenty 1st graders and six adults and has set the government in motion to try to prevent future acts of violence by strengthening gun control laws in the United States (Smith). This
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In the world today‚ the word “argument” is used on a daily basis and usually carries a bad meaning. In fact‚ the word is used so much that people often mistaken it’s true meaning. According to the book Writing Arguments by John Ramage‚ John Bean and June Johnson‚ there is no universally accepted definition of “argument.” The meaning of the term is rather complex‚ and it has been remained a controversial issue of philosophers and rhetoricians over the centuries (2). Because of the complexity of the
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ARGUMENTS VS EXPLANATIONS EXPLANATIONS An explanation is a group of statements that try to show how or why something is or will be the case. Specifically‚ we use an explanation when we try to explain what makes a claim true. The event or the phenomenon in question is usually accepted as a matter of fact. Explanations do NOT prove why something is the case. Every explanation is composed of two parts: The explanandum (a statement that describes the event that is supposed to be explained)‚ and
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Sydney Morning Herald‚ and she argues ” it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a husband”. The author raises some interesting points‚ but her argument has several fundamental problems: Price begins building her argument with personal facts and sources‚ using rhetorical appeals. In her editorial‚ Jenna objects to the ideal that a single woman who has money should marry a man. She uses pathos appeal to say women who are successful
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Reflective I have written four major arguments for this class: summary‚ basic argument‚ rhetorical analysis‚ and synthesis‚ instructed by Dr. Tina Giovanielli. Although I believe all four arguments were strong‚ for the purpose of this reflective assignment I am going to choose one argument that I think is my strongest piece of writing then analyze it and explain why I think that is my best work. I believe my last assignment (synthesis) was very challenging at first but it ended up to be my strongest
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In academic writing‚ an argument is usually a main idea‚ often called a “claim” or “thesis statement‚” backed up with evidence that supports the idea. In most college papers‚ one needs to make some sort of claim and use evidence to support it. One’s ability to do this will separate a good paper from other papers. We use argument in everyday life to convince somebody of my ideas or opinion‚ convince our teachers we deserve a better grade. A better argument is accomplished if no emotion is involved
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Amber Whitt Dr. Schoer FYS 11 October‚ 2012 In a recent survey conducted by freshmen college students‚ at Converse College‚ a variety of results emerged. The survey was created on the media portrayal of teachers. During this survey‚ college students‚ college professors‚ family members‚ high school teachers‚ and high school students were questioned. The survey consisted of 15 questions regarding how the media manifests teaching. In one comparison‚ high school teachers and their students agreed
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say that I have found Saint Anselm Ontological Argument to be very interesting and I was so fascinated by his life and the stand he took to prove his reasoning in his argument. In fact Anselm’s most famous work is his attempt to prove the existence of God in the Proslogion (or discourse) known now as the “Ontological argument.” I also found it very interesting that Mr. Immanuel Kant‚ another great philosopher in my view said the ontological argument attempts to show that which we can conceive of
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