Argument from authority

In Obedience to Authority, Stanley Milgram suggests that freedom is an intrinsic attribute for humans rather than an undertaking. Milgram believed that people are overly obedient because they have a potential from birth for obedience, and this potential meets society’s hierarchical and authority driven world that demands obedience. Milgram wrote that people obey because they have an instinct to do so, and that instinct is expanded by society and leads an individual to obey (Milgram 1974, 125).…

told to obey authority. From the very beginning of our lives to the very end, we are told to listen and do as we are told, and not to question those who are above us in any way. Those authorities would come in different forms, parents and teachers being some of the very first significant authorities as well as followed by police. But when are we supposed to question those authorities? We are told we are safe as long as we obey, but how do we know? Perhaps we should question them from the very…

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over Ralph. Jack’s display of power towards the boys proves his status as an effective leader. Jack shows confidence in his ability to thrive in the island, separating from the group of boys. Jack proclaims to the boys, “I’m not going to be a part of Ralph’s lot-” (Golding 140). Jack has the strength and the willpower to part from Ralph’s group and form his own tribe. Eventually, Jack has a solid group of boys that are willing to serve him, showing that he has earned the boys’ respect. The…

emphasize their point and persuade the readers. Some features of the website are more persuasive than others. To me, I found that one of their strongest features was the use of testimonials from experts. Personally, I am much more likely to believe what an expert (such as a doctor) has to say. The use of authorities makes it clear and their message more persuasive; this allows readers to more easily believe their message, rather than having to go and confirm the information (Gregory, 2015,…

Poetry and thought are often interpreted as too lofty for the realm of politics, a realm dominated power (Berlin: 2004). Yet memory, as elaborated by poets should always be an exercise in education. The value of narrative, writing, and poetry is high. For ‘the very fact that so great of an enterprise as the Trojan War could have been forgotten without a poet to immortalize it several hundred years later offered only too good an example of what could happen to human greatness if it had nothing…

prompts by recounting what is most likely a personal experience, considering it deals with corporal punishment and learning, it was given a one by the rubric. It can be assumed that this student was from a low income area, and the values and language displayed in his essay were those he had gained from his original community. The system seeks to reward only WASP—white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant—values, continually dismissing the individuals who do not fit, or cannot learn, said values. This then…

to follow since they didn’t have a say in them. They may refuse to follow rules when they don’t have an explanation why they must, when the rule is in place because it enables the functioning of the greater whole, even though it may not make since from their perspective. They may continue to believe that they are the ones to make the rules in situations where one must simply accept that they have to follow the…

tendency of group mentality is known at an early age. “The Perils of Obedience”, written by Stanley Milgram makes points that prove that the habit of following the group is not so easily broken. Milgram mentions that a humans desire to please an authority figure is so high that they are willing to do almost anything. Humans acting as sheep is a theory that very accuratetly represents the mindless following that many take in order to fit in. Lessing presents an eye opening, yet practically…

Fromm argues that disobedience to authority started human history and blind obedience may cause its destruction. Fromm’s view on obedience to authority is that when we obey authority, even when it goes against our own reasoning and morals, then that obedience is cowardly and destructive while any act affirming individual will and autonomy is an act of freedom. Humanity could easily destroy itself and people wouldn’t think to question the order that did it. From justifies disobedience by using…