Counterargument

should the state infringe upon this, the state thus promotes violence and its continuation (in the form of retaliation). While respecting the law is important, we must always be critical of it as injustice can always become present. A counterargument to Nathanson’s ideas would discuss cruel and unusual punishment. If it is the basis for the argument against the death penalty, then why is solitary confinement…

Hate Letters. In this art piece there are three clear characteristics that show how the Guerrilla Girls are able to have an affect social change while still remaining anonymous in society. The three characteristics are the awareness of society’s counterarguments, unbiasedness and the allowing public of representation. The Love and Hate Letters is a wall in the exhibit that contains a collection of letters sent into the Guerrilla Girls from random members of society. In these letters, people…

Liberty appears wordy and full of repetition; however, it is this use of repetition which aids in proving his point of individualism. As a cautious writer, Mill explores not only his argument about society’s control over an individual, but also the counterargument.…

Multimodal Essay For the multimodal essay I chose to use my first essay on “Modern Day Manifest Destiny”. Essay one was very essential for me to become the writer I am now. I think choosing this essay will demonstrate careful preparation and effort because this was an essay that I cared a lot about. My argument was centered on the idea that Manifest Destiny still exists and is being practiced in modern day society. Choosing this essay for me means finally dealing with my obstacles as a writer…

A Persuasive Argument: Kathrine Spriggs, On Buying Local According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2011 Consumer Expenditure Survey, each year millions of Americans visit grocery stores, spending an average that adds up to over eight-thousand dollars buying food to feed themselves and their families (“$8,315”). However, how many of these Americans stop to think about where this food came from, how it was produced, or the impact that this food has on our environment? On Buying Local is a…

The article “The “Right to Use” Takes Its First Hit: Marijuana Legalization and the Future of Employee Drug Testing” by author Alexis Gabrielson was successful. Using each one of the three appeals, even without her own counterargument somewhat persuades you to think differently on the topic of medical marijuana laws. How does the laws defined in her article effect smokers and their caregivers? Evidently well since more states are adding new laws every day. They are constantly…

stagnation during the Middle Ages, Gies and Gies consistently present evidence contradicting their claim, and logically dismantle any counterarguments that are formed. The same cannot be said of Manchester. He fatally ignores crucial evidence of technological development and Church-driven progress, leaving his argument defenseless against compelling counterarguments. The result is clear: Gies and Gies’s argument is convincing, and Manchester’s argument is…

humanities improve their education. P3: Researchers found that students with a strong background in Arts and Humanities score higher in math and reading. C: Thus, common core math, and reading correlate with arts & humanities Counterargument: P1: Most students lack the very literacy skills at the primary and secondary levels of school. In 2013, in both reading and math, only 31% of NYS students passed. (Berry, S, 2014) P2: Federal funding for testing…

staff (LePore). Her statistics even show that the majority of both members and non-members of the NRA favored gun safety regulations, showing clearly that it is understood that guns are not toys to be taken lightly. Cooke does acknowledge the counterargument, but disregards it as folly, saying, “The Left’s knee-jerk reaction to gun violence represents quite the opposite of forward thinking, based as it is on fear, superstition, and good old-fashioned ignorance,” (Cooke). This attempt to…

Sacrifice for the Ones We Love Individuals have to make choices every day of their lives, but none so difficult to make as the choice of keeping an unborn child or not. Several women are placed in the heartbreaking position where they have to decide if abortion is the best choice for themselves and their baby. Since this decision only directly influences the individual carrying the child, I feel this decision is hers to make. These women might be faced with uncertainties – whether they have the…