Counterargument

valuable. Moreover, the author assumes that his audience needs information on both American and non-American positions on the topic. Therefore, he wisely covers both pro and anti bilingualism interests with the previously explained system of counterargument-argument. In this way, he gives his audience a significant amount of what it needs. Moreover, Fallows provides simple and clear cases to unfold his ideas. For instance, he uses the "it is like having two children" (260) explanation of…

In Protagoras, Socrates argues against the notion of wisdom being able to be taught. He states that if wisdom could be taught, few experts would decide politics in Athens rather than the implemented system of all civilians being involved in the decision-making process. Socrates also argues that if wisdom was a trait that could be taught then the wisest men would impart their wisdom onto their sons and everyone would be collectively wise. Protagoras replies to Socrates’ arguments through a story…

Each individual is entitled to their own personal and private thoughts however is it possible that those thoughts in the mind can be mistaken? Many philosophers have supported the claim that each person is the only one who fully understands what is going on inside their own minds however, there are ways in which this can be counter argued. In specific situations, the mind and those thoughts that roam inside can be mistaken and even deceiving to the individual who is directly perceiving them…

numbers to the audience, revealing how lengthy the waitlist for an organ can be. Mackay touches on how many patients have passed away annually due to end-stage renal disease, bringing to light the importance of this issue. In addition, Mackay uses counterarguments in pieces of her essay to relieve any doubts or questions…

Hungry for Change is a documentary about how the food industry and diet industry are not in it for the food or peoples overall health, but for the money. They are many problems that are stated in the documentary about the problems of our food choices, such as how we are not eating food anymore, but food like products. However, food companies make advertisements to make it seem as if their food products are beneficial to us. It talks about how diets do not work and how they are made that way. It…

Is the society depicted in 1984 good for its citizens? In this kind of essay, you’re being asked to debate a moral, ethical, or aesthetic issue regarding the work. You might be asked to judge a character or group of characters (Is Caesar responsible for his own demise?) or the work itself (Is JANE EYRE a feminist novel?). For this kind of essay, there are two important points to keep in mind. First, don’t simply base your arguments on your personal feelings and reactions. Every literary essay…

In his article “Argumentation in a Culture of Discord”, Cioffi criticizes the way our contemporary media view argument and offer s his own perspective on view argument and argumentation. On our contemporary media view argument, Cioffi believes that our current media fail to offer a forum for actual genuine debate: they are neither pursuing real inquiries nor grappling with complex puzzle. Instead what they offer is the easy route: they provide two sides of arguments and the audience have to pick…

is it the movie we watch the commercial we see or what we learn from our parents. Society as a whole is influence believe it or not we mock what we see some as a choice some may not realize it mentally. Sub-claims (at least 3, in addition to a counterargument): What are some Hard…

but we all agreed that “Pro Bodycam for URI police” is not only interesting and invigorating topic that considers almost all people of this community. We then divided up our work by giving each other a topic that we are interested in such as counterarguments to dangers/cons of body cameras, How cameras would benefit the officer and the benefits to the citizens are a few topics that the group will be exploring. The group has also starting to find suitable interviewees, so far, we believe that we…

In, Albatross in the Red Sky on Friday: Does Irrational Superstition on the Great Lakes Make a Difference? Sara E. Cordle shares her thoughts. She writes her audience an essay in which she claims that superstitions do in fact make a difference on the great lakes. This paper will inform and engage audiences in a correct and accurate manor. Her use of objectivity, style, and evidence of her work prove that this is a successful piece of writing. In Cordle’s work, she expresses her thoughts and…