Argument Analysis: Who's Got Consent?

On October 10th in the Student Center Ballroom, I attended the LBC event, “Got Consent???” This event was presented by Mark Konizel, Kristen Watson, officer Dorsey and other guest speakers. They discussed the importance of this topic and how it can affect relationships and people in toxic situations. They also discussed how if you can’t get a grip on this problem it could lead to more problems such as, depression, and rape. In this paper I will argue that consent is important to all people because it has to do with morality. I believe this because if someone who does not give you permission to touch them or even talk to them, then you shouldn 't do it, you should respect their decision and leave them be. I will argue this point by providing data and laws that enforce this. Critics may argue that the person that didn’t give consent could be lying about not giving …show more content…
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