ARGUMENT ESSAYS* Essential elements of an argument essay: 1. Written on a controversial topic 5. Uses sound logic 2. Expresses a clear stance 6. Anticipates and refutes opponents views 3. Provides convincing support 7. Organizes information in emphatic order 4. Uses a reasonable tone 8. Appeals to the reader’s emotions‚ ethics‚ logic Reasonable tone: reasonable tone uses qualifying words: usually‚ seldom‚ some‚ few‚ many‚ most‚ often‚ frequently‚ perhaps‚ seldom‚ it seems likely
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Writing Assignment Number 2: The Ontological Argument Through the ontological argument‚ Anselm seeks to prove that God exists and he attempts to refute the fool who says in his heart that there is no God. This fool has two important characteristics: he understands the claim that God exists and he does not believe that God exists. Gaunilo plays the role of the “fool” and challenges Anselm’s ontological argument. I will argue that Anselm’s response to Gaunilo’s attack is not adequate
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Botton Essay Classical Argument Humorists are people who are skillful in using humor for writing‚ talking‚ or acting. Their works bring laughter and elation to people. In Botton’s book‚ Status Anxiety‚ he believes that humorists not only entertain audience‚ but also convey important messages that cannot be said directly. Thus‚ he argues that humorists play a vital role in the society. In most cases‚ Botton’s claim is justified in that since the early nineteenth century‚ humorists express their
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The article as well as the presentation of Dr. Towns is convincing on all arguments that the Bible is the word of God. I converted to be a Christian 22 years ago when I became a believer that Christ is God. As a young child is Sunday school‚ I use to ask question to my Sunday school teacher. If the Bible is the word of God‚ why did bad things happen in the Bible if God is a good God? As a teen and staying true to my religious upbringing‚ I knew in my heart that the Bible was the word of God because
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In his essay entitled An image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness Chinua Achebe makes the claim that Joseph Conrad was a ‘thoroughgoing racist’ giving specific examples from Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. This essay will attempt to show that while Heart of Darkness may contain certain racist elements Joseph Conrad was not a racist and that Heart of Darkness is not a racist text. One of the first claims for racism in Heart of Darkness that Achebe makes is that ‘Africa is presented as
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Collin Brozek Scott Harber Comp. I April 14th‚ 2013 Argument Essay There are a plethora of reasons why pop and soft-drinks are bad for personal health as well as the environment. Never the less there have been an increase of obesity cases and children with diabetes caused solely by the consumption of sugar filled beverages. The consumption of soft-drinks and other carbonated beverages have multiple negative effects‚ and I want to briefly cover ten or so reason as to why soda is hazardous to
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In his work "The Law of Nations or the Principles of Natural Law" Emer de Vattel uses authoritative appeals which express his views to the reader that in an international society of sovereign states‚ each state has certain undeniable rights and duties to which they are obligated. He states that in the law of nature men have mutual duties to assist one another. Since men are incapable of providing sufficient for themselves to improve their state of being‚ they must therefore "work together for the
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Writing an Argument Essay An argument may be described by many as a heated‚ sometimes belligerent falling out by two sides. While others may simply refer to an argument as an intellectual exchange of two opposing views. Whatever side of the debate an individual find themselves‚ most can agree that the delivery and content of any good argument is paramount in its effectiveness. So‚ the question now becomes‚ how to convey an argument with the same fire and power as writing an argument essay? Here
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All the following arguments are theological arguments written to prove the existence of god. Cosmological argument- This argument says that the existence of the world or universe is strong evidence for the existence of the God who created it. 1) Everything that exists has a cause of its existence. (2) The universe exists. Therefore (3) The universe has a cause of its existence. (4) If the universe has a cause of its existence‚ then that cause is God. Therefore: (5) God exists. Plato and
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discipleship of Christ (grounded in the principles of love of God and neighbor) to make decisions about ethical issues that confront it‚ raise new questions about the status quo that already exists (e.g. about slavery‚ civil rights‚ or women’s suffrage‚ for example)‚ or transform its moral understandings as a result of the emergence of new ideas. A congregation must develop criteria of purpose and action to guide its choices and give direction to its activities. The congregation has moral agency‚ and what
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