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    Fost, it gives reasons about how the prohibition drugs in athletics have moral principles. Fost is arguing about how prohibiting such drugs is no clear moral principles. I will be analyzing two argument claims in the article of Fost and will also be evaluating Frost’s argument in agreeing with his arguments and reasons. Fost argues about what things are harmful and explains why it is not a good moral claim reason to prohibit steroids because as Fost also mentions that “two-thirds of premature…

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    or what is to blame for this apparent gap. Slaughter blames men and the systems that men have created while Dorment claims that a lack of drive and personal responsibility is limiting women to their current status. I personally side with Dorment’s argument on the issue, mostly due to the fact that Slaughter fails to be persuasive in her article due to the little evidence she provides being contradictory to other evidence presented by both Slaughter and Dorment. Slaughter’s article presents the…

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    faith in some of their most famous arguments, specifically Pascal’s, devalue faith by making faith selfish, providing an obvious out to faith, and making the decision of faith into a gamble, oddly, his devaluation of faith does not hurt his argument, it makes it easier to convince the skeptics. To prove that Pascal’s argument devalues faith and to understand why it doesn’t negatively affect his argument, it’s necessary to understand the whole argument. His argument can be split into quite a few…

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    Has technology compromised our sexual and social life? As technology has become an integral part of our lives, people start questioning whether or not we are too addicted to it that we could give up our social life. A survey conducted by Sachs media group in 2013 shows that majority of respondents would not give up their smartphone for a week, given the choice among sex, smartphone, alcohol and caffeine (Sachs media group, 2013). The statistics presented through the infographic “What Won’t We…

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    Carl Sagan was a well-known astronomer who studied extraterrestrial intelligence advocated for nuclear disarmament. Growing up Sagan developed a passion for astronomy (Moore). Michael Shermer received his B.A. in psychology and his M.A. in experimental psychology. He taught a course for Ph.D. students on Evolution, Economics, and the Brain. He was head of one of America’s leading skeptic organizations (Shermer). Shermer is more rhetorically effective than Sagan in his reading because he goes…

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    Question no.1:- Define thesis statement and anecdote in your own words? Answer no.1:- THESIS STATEMENT:- • Should be single sentences, not more than two. • Reflection of the topic of the essay. • It shouldn’t be a fact, announcement, quotation or question. • Gives significance of the subject of an essay. • 4 ideas, 1 main and 3 supporting. • Central idea of the whole topic. • Dual dimensional (i.e. helps both readers…

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    down everything I wanted in that moment painted a clear picture of the state I was in for any future readers including myself. Looking back at this old post managed to trigger emotions that I had not felt since the time that I wrote it. The central argument of On Keeping a Notebook by Joan Didion is one about reconnection and reconciliation with her past self. Her strong values of self-awareness and staying connected to her past were reasons for her keeping a notebook. “We forget all too soon…

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    Fallacy is a kind of error during arguing or reasoning anything. Fallacy may be created intentionally or unintentionally, majorly identified fallacy involved in argument some are in explanation definition etc. Some people also define fallacy as failure in providing sufficient proof for a believe. Just after voting when Three said to Eight that” That person is dangerous killer you were at court and heard all the things.” Here this point is fallacy (cherry picking or begging the question) because…

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    A religious experience is an encounter with the divine also known as something supernatural beyond ourselves. It cannot be observed, therefore making it non-empirical. This religious experience is most commonly through interaction with other humans and nature. According to Paul Tillich, a religious experience is a feeling of “ultimate concern” demanding a decisive decision decision about what? from the person experiencing it. Whereas, Martin Buber says God reveals himself on a personal level…

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    development. However, it was this video that got me to break out of my comfort zone and see the real world. I could see and hear the many different arguments over gaming, whether it is destructive or beneficial. I could feel the sensation of information surging toward me. I could see the different types of evidence that people had to prove their argument. Overall, it made me enjoy researching certain topics. And yet, you must first push aside your emotions to see the full picture. As for me, it…

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