Philosophical arguments

Pro-Life vs. Pro-Choice In many arguments, there are quite a few different viewpoints and how strongly one feels about a certain topic. The cliché’ of never discussing religion or politics are prime examples of strong viewpoints where it is difficult if not impossible to change someone’s belief or opinion. Sometimes it is better to “agree to disagree” then to get upset or lose a friend over an argument. A major issue that has been an ongoing debate on wrong or right is the topic of pro-choice…

years. Many of his arguments on freedom can be seen intertwined with the current way we run societies around the world today. Being a self proclaimed Utilitarian, Mill focuses his arguments on making the collective reside with the most utility possible, with utility being defined by happiness. To achieve maximum utility, Mill presents three larger arguments,the harm principle, experiments of living, and freedom of speech. Before one can begin to agree or criticize Mill's arguments they must…

in “In Helping Students Use Textual Sources Persuasively,” Margaret Kantz frames the reading by sharing her input on what facts, opinions, and arguments actually are. First, Kantz states that, "'research' does not mean compiling facts and transmitting them to a teacher, but instead it is using a variety of conflicting sources to make an original argument on the subject that one is researching." In other words, when writing a research paper, it is important to enter into the conversation and…

Did school ruin your curiosity and eagerness to learn? The debate over whether to send children to school, for how long, and what they should be doing in school has long been an issue. Sending our children to school is bad for them according to John Holt. In his writing “Why School is Bad for Children” Holt argues his point of view on these issues. Holt was a teacher who taught at a private school in Colorado and wrote many books on the issue of education. Holt believes that, “traditional…

The Obidzinski et al. reading is an academic peer reviewed paper and the general purpose behind this sort of paper is to inform the scientific community who are also experts in this field about the information and findings of this topic, in a process that allows for analysis of the subject matter’s legitimacy. The topic presented in the Obidzinski et al. article discusses the effects of growing only palm oil in Indonesia in terms of environment and socioeconomic impacts. Dr. Roth assigned this…

about details of why the article by the USA Today Editorial Board is a stronger article. First, I will start by giving you an overview of the article by the USA Today Editorial Board. This article started off strong by stating their argument right away. The argument of this article is, “Better-informed consumers, not…

A Politician’s Best Friend: Fallacies Fallacies are claims used to support an argument without proper logic or evidence. They occur in a multitude of fashions such as broad, or “sweeping,” generalizations and using a lack of evidence to support claims (appeal to ignorance.) While it is true that fallacies weaken the validity of an argument, their use is not necessarily ineffective. Politicians, journalists, even academics, at times, are subject to use fallacies to persuade an audience, often…

map of the argument in the article “Dude” by Scott F. Kiesling. This argument mapping will do the following things. First, it will present what I believe are the main claims of the article. While doing this I will also explain any important terms or concepts needed to understand the Kiesling’s argument. I will then link the claims to the kinds of evidence that Kiesling uses in order to support them. Finally, I will close my argument mapping with an overview of how Kiesling’s argument is…

with the other side of my argument without sounding undecided and making the reader assume I’m more indecisive for which side I would rather be on with my argument rather than balancing both sides with an equal amount of tone and factual evidence. A question I would like to bring up would be if it’s possible, to add two compromises rather than just one main compromise, assuming I could make one compromise flow with the other, initially creating a clearer state of my argument to let the reader…

There are going to be instances in our lifetime where we will be in an argument. To a certain extent our opinions do matter but we need to separate facts from emotions. Many of our arguments can be true or false on some proclamations but we should be prepared for any counterargument. Logical fallacies can make your claims weak and untrustworthy which is one of the reason to avoid using them. Having strong arguments with evidence and limited bold statements will help your readers stay onboard…