I do not find that Hochswender persuaded me to believe that he is not “a bad person” (as cited in Muller and Wiener, 2015), since he drives an SUV. It appears that he has a strong argument. However, the ethical reasoning is faulty.
The argument felt more like an emotional appeal because he talks about wanting his 9 year-old to be safe and about his family responsibilities. I can identify with these responsibilities. This argument tugs at my emotions, because it makes me think of my son. Even the phrases “reasoned individualism” (as cited in Muller and Wiener, 2015) and “intelligent people” (as cited in Muller and Wiener, 2015), which would seem to appeal to ethics, really are about how we feel. You don’t want to feel like a scatterbrained, dummy, do you? …show more content…
“There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.” (Proverbs 14:12, New International Version). Tv commercials link him to terrorism because of the gas consumption. But, is he good, since he needs the SUV for safety on “steep driveways and miles and miles of dirt roads” (as cited in Muller and Wiener, 2015) as he fulfills his personal responsibilities? Just because your family is starving, does not make it right to steal a steak. “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.” (Augustine of Hippo as cited in Goodreads, 2017). He is still using Middle Eastern
The argument felt more like an emotional appeal because he talks about wanting his 9 year-old to be safe and about his family responsibilities. I can identify with these responsibilities. This argument tugs at my emotions, because it makes me think of my son. Even the phrases “reasoned individualism” (as cited in Muller and Wiener, 2015) and “intelligent people” (as cited in Muller and Wiener, 2015), which would seem to appeal to ethics, really are about how we feel. You don’t want to feel like a scatterbrained, dummy, do you? …show more content…
“There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.” (Proverbs 14:12, New International Version). Tv commercials link him to terrorism because of the gas consumption. But, is he good, since he needs the SUV for safety on “steep driveways and miles and miles of dirt roads” (as cited in Muller and Wiener, 2015) as he fulfills his personal responsibilities? Just because your family is starving, does not make it right to steal a steak. “Right is right even if no one is doing it; wrong is wrong even if everyone is doing it.” (Augustine of Hippo as cited in Goodreads, 2017). He is still using Middle Eastern