One-sided argument

single story”. Is that when you have only one story that you know and believe it is most likely bias. It could be because someone has told you only one part of the subject in order to have power over you or your belief in that subject matter. Most importantly is the fact that if you don’t know the whole story, and your preconceived idea of that subject may be totally wrong. 3.…

state should not put any restrictions upon the production and circulation of pornography created by consenting adults beyond the production and circulation of that which depicts acts which are already prohibited by law. I will do this by opposing arguments made by those who suggest that the state has a responsibility to legislate on the issue of pornography according to the social moral consensus, and will argue that such principles have no place in state legislature or what the state should…

As of the article and weekly reading had pointed out one of the implications of human memory in relation to eyewitness accounts in court cases could potentially be wrongful incrimination. As in chapter 8 of the textbook as well as article listed in this week's forum form there're several factors that can affect memory, with the overarching theme of the malleability of human memory. One of the factors that can affect memory is suggestibility. As stated in the Reading the way and interviewer…

to saying the capital punishment is “morally wrong.” The second common form of begging the question involves “circular reasoning.” This occurs when an arguer offers a chain of reasons for a conclusion, where the conclusion of the argument is stated or assumed as one of the premises…

Glenn Beck's Irresponsible Rant Glenn Beck expresses his dissatifation for the goverments lack of not taking the claims of islim expreemis and lack of understanding, he's angry of the way the groverment is not the same. He states people are unhappy with the way the goverment was at the time, he dosen't think we take extremis serious enought and they are trying to take down the American goverment system. Beck refences Osama Bin Laden and his attack on the world trade centers he stated " in 1998…

classmates this week, attempt to identify the logical fallacies and/or hasty generalizations in his or her main post and then explain what makes them fallacious. Do not respond to a post which already has a response until everyone has had at least one response to their initial posting. My researching has been fun and the information seems endless. Over the past few years I have been drinking almond milk and slowly introducing it to my family. I've believed that cow's milk is not healthy for us…

studying the philosophy of argumentation, it’s clear to observant participants that there are different ways to come to and defend ones statement. In any given statement used in an argument, there are various ways to group and dissect these larger reasoning’s into categories that qualify their conclusions in similar ways. Two of these categories that we use to justify arguments are branch support and joint support. Branch support is able to justify its conclusion by giving premises that provide…

What is a fallacy argument? A fallacy argument is an argument in which the reasoning is given poorly or error in reasoning, whether or not the conclusion is true in many cases fallacy arguments may appear correct though if thought logically it would be wrong. “(The word fallacy actually stems from the Latin verb fallere, which means “to deceive.”)” (Herrick, 661p). The word fallacy sticks to its roots and deceiving the person or thing making it believe in what might not appear real is real. We…

social. This inadequate presentation of the counterargument that supports headphones cripples Heffernan’s argument because the key to any good argument is the presence of a good analysis of both sides and then comes the refuting. Instead Heffernan put’s in one measly phrase that supports headphones while she spends three and a half pages arguing against headphones which makes her argument seem one sided and weak. Heffernan ends her article by further pointing out that headphones are ant-social…

When the religion virus infects an individual which is in dire need of a way out of their life is when the virus creates one of the extremist of the religion. An extremist of a certain religion will oppose any other religion and believe with all their might that being religious is the only way to live. The amount of damage these people do to the image of religion is too drastic…