that aim to reduce negative health‚ social and economic consequences that may ensue from the use of legal and illegal psychoactive drugs‚ without necessarily reducing drug use” (Stenekes‚ 2015). In this essay I will argue that harm reduction is a slippery slope that leads to the use of illicit substances and to the engagement in risky behavior. Harm reduction policies negatively impact individuals who struggle with three main areas: illegal substances‚ sex (both adolescent and the sex trade)‚ and alcohol
Premium Drug addiction Addiction Heroin
The Polygamy Debate Is Polygamy Next? from the July 02‚ 2013 eNews issue Many homosexual activists claimed that Christians were promoting a “slippery slope” argument that did not exist‚ that legalizing homosexual marriage would lead to legalizing other forms of marital unions which‚ today‚ are outside of the mainstream. They contend that just because homosexuals would be able to marry‚ that does not mean that polygamous (same-sex) or polyamorous (many mixed-sex partners) unions would eventually
Premium Marriage Same-sex marriage United States
3. The Maserati is the best car in the world! _________________ (hyperbole) 4. All men love football; all women love the ballet. ______________ (stereotype) The following are some common rhetorical fallacies: Slippery slope: If A happens‚ then B–Z will follow. Therefore‚ to prevent B–Z from happening‚ do not allow A to occur. Hasty generalization: rushing to form a conclusion based on assumptions; not based on clear evidence Post hoc ergo propter hoc: If A occurs
Free Fallacy
Taking a leap into self-flagellation for the color skin they were born with‚ white students are wearing white pins to signify their "racial shame". Yes‚ students at Elizabethtown College have decided to wear white pins in the shape of puzzle pieces. The pins "remind them of their white privilege". This campaign was recently launched by the Elizabethtown College Democrats. They claim the goal is to make students "introspective about issues of race‚ especially in their predominantly white region
Premium Black people African American Race
euthanasia is performed against the wishes of the individual. The subject is controversial and we will confront the two points of view on the issue through this debate. * The right to die as solution of suffering (the right to die VS the slippery slope argument) Pro: Euthanasia can be described as the right of a competent‚ terminally ill person to avoid excruciating pain and embrace a timely and dignified death. It is a case of freedom of choice. Individuals have a right to die when life
Premium Euthanasia Death
According to other religions who are against this act because: Euthanasia is against the word and will of God ‚ Euthanasia weakens society’s respect for the sanctity of life ‚ Suffering may have value ‚ Voluntary euthanasia is the start of a slippery slope that leads to involuntary euthanasia
Premium Meaning of life Euthanasia Human
In the movie “A Few Good Men”‚ Lieutenant Kendrick is on trial‚ and seems like an unbreakable character. Kendrick does not realize the intensity of the punishment he gave to PFC Curtis Bell‚ because of falling down the slippery slope leading to pure obedience. Kendrick says‚ “The only proper authorities I’m aware of are my commanding officer Colonel Nathan R. Jessup and the Lord our God” stating openly that the only authorities he respects is his superior officer and God.
Premium Milgram experiment A Few Good Men Philip Zimbardo
Should doctors be able to refuse demands for "futile" treatment? "Futile" treatment is when there is no medical benefit from the treatment they are receiving‚ and that there will be no improvement if they are in a permanent vegetative state. Although the concept of medical futility dates back in the Ancient Greek days with physician Hippocrates‚ it has only recently (in the past 40 years) become a controversial topic. The issue of medical futility is important because it deals with many issues such
Premium Medicine Physician Patient
What is morally permissible? Voluntary Active Euthanasia is a controversial subject‚ Does one have the right to end their own life? According to Peter Singer in “Voluntary Euthanasia: A utilitarian Perspective‚” Voluntary Active Euthanasia is morally permissible under certain circumstances. If and only if certain requirements are met by certain parties can the process of voluntary active euthanasia be completed. Certain situations where Voluntary Active Euthanasia is morally permissible include;
Premium Suffering Death Euthanasia
expensiveness. Here‚ it conceals suggested cable operator’s specialty by dint of ad hominem. However‚ considering third ad‚ more than two or three logical fallacies are perceived. For example‚ Appeal to emotion‚ False dichotomy‚ Red herring‚ and Slippery slope are observed in general. To persuade people
Premium Advertising Mass media Ethics