Syllogism

an option deal. While this may not be a final sale of my script, it is definitely a step in the right direction. There are thousands of scripts out there that don’t even make it to the hands of the Hollywood producers. Therefore, the hypothetical syllogism presented in this essay are both valid and…

In 1872, after being arrested for voting in the presidential election two weeks earlier, Susan B. Anthony delivers a speech where she defends her previous actions and argues for women’s right to vote in the United States. Susan B. Anthony emphasizes on an appeal to ethos in her speech, “On Women’s Right to Vote,” in order to create credibility and efficacy in her claims. Prior to the events leading up to her speech, Anthony already built a reputation for being a strong advocate of both the…

The problem of evil arises in both of the philosophical arguments by Gottfried Leibniz and J. L. Mackie, as they attempt to argue for and against the existence of God. The title of Leibniz’s book, Theodicy, translates into “the vindication of God’s power and goodness despite the existence of evil,” and so Leibniz attempts to solve the problem of evil through his work (Martin 313). Mackie’s work, Evil and Omnipotence, sets forth a strong thesis in his argument challenging religious belief in God.…

validate his philosophy of violence to his nonviolent committee and to gain more support amongst the people. Stokely gave his speech Black Power before a demonstration.(xxxx) Within the speech we see distinct rhetorical elements. Stokely employed syllogism, and rhetorical questions, along with stunning diction to persuade his audience. Throughout the speech he appeals to logos, ethos, and pathos consistently. This paired with marginalizing all white people as racist he becomes a very powerful…

Citizens in America are uncertain about their natural rights, being uncertain about one's right is damaging for generations to come. Americans who don’t know what they are entitled to causes them to lose a piece of their freedom little by little. Our Declaration A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality by Danielle Allen, a professor at Chicago University teaches by “slow reading” a technique used by Allen to examine text in detail to show what the Declaration of…

They introduce their argument with a syllogism: the legalization of abortion after Roe v. Wade “led to less unwantedness; unwantedness leads to high crime; legalized abortion, therefore, led to less crime” (140). Instead of expanding upon this synopsis, Dubner and Levitt investigate whether abortion is responsible for lower crime rates or simply a coincidence. By doing so, they make their argument more credible because while a syllogism may be a fallacy, data is factual and harder to discredit…

During the Progressive Era, women began reforms to address issues in society, and one of the most prominent reform group was the National American Woman Suffrage Association. As president of the group, Carrie Chapman Catt actively campaigned for the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In the winter of 1917, she addressed the Congress about the proposed suffrage amendment (History.com). To urge the arrogant politicians to pass the women’s suffrage amendment to…

this reason, his resentment toward his family increases which accumulates his mental sufferings. Ivan doesn’t believe his pains will be so terrible that will end his life until he goes over the syllogism of Kiesewetter’s logic. In the syllogism he learns about the example of Caius, and he analyzes the syllogism in three different parts. After his analyzation, he realizes his pain is a severe problem, and it will cause him death. Although he wants to force himself to think about the healthy…

Monty Python and the Holy Grail was produced in 1975 by directors Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. It is a comedy on the quest by Arthur and his knights to find the holy grail. While the movie isn't fully accurate the changes were made to make the movie more enjoyable for the audience. The movie says much about both the middle ages and audience's view of that period in history. It's important to realize that Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a comedy and therefore has no obligation to be…

Literature on innovation, though shows contextual biases and disparity (Crossan, M. M., and Apaydin, M., 2010), but mostly refers to innovation as a category that bears the meaning of introducing something new for bringing changes (Godin, B., 2012, working paper no. 12). Thesaurus, on the other hand, suggests innovation as a new state or condition, such as newness, displacement, revolution, youth, restoration, renovation, etc. So, there appears a gap in understanding innovation between…