mel In a rebuttal to the article “Obama is a great president; we’re just a lousy country, I would like to analyze the reliability, credibility, and validity of the data used by the author, as well as identify any logical fallacies in the argument. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in 2009, when President Obama signed the stimulus package into law, he promised a six percent unemployment rate by this time. Granted, a drop has been seen in the unemployment, but what the author does not
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…there are several arguments in favour of… 2. Informal Use the active voice. For example: I conducted the research by….. Formal Use the passive Voice. For example: The Research was conducted by 3. Informal Contractions used. For example: Wouldn’t’ve, didn’t. Formal Contractions not normally used. For example: would not have, did not. 4. Informal Colloquialisms (slang words) and clichés can be used. For example: This is a naff argument or this argument should be taken with
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support his arguments. He does this through his vivid and detailed descriptions of his experiences and tone of concern which makes him a credible writer. The reader is able to grasp an understanding of the techniques Junger utilizes to engage the reader and support his argument. In his essay, you can clearly establish where ethos, logos and pathos are being utilized to support his argument. In the following paragraphs we will pinpoint his use of these techniques to strengthen his argument and main
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Recent advancements in technology have led to many changes in our daily lives, but some people would argue that we are becoming too dependent on technology and that not all of these changes are beneficial. Give your opinion and support your argument. Nowadays technology is so developed that people have the opportunity to use improved computers, labour saving devices and many other items, thus making their lives easier. We have more leisure time for taking a rest, partaking in some sports, listening
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likely in violation of the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment restrictions on unreasonable searches (Washington Post, 2013). The judge also rejected the applicability of the 1979 ruling that offered no constitutional protection to metadata, with the argument that Americans’ “relationship with technology has changed drastically now that cellphones and
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handed out at the beginning of the course) An essay outline for this course comprises two components: • A thesis statement • A section-by-section summary of the developing argument. • References A thesis statement Your essay should be a good philosophical argument. Such an argument, at minimum, provides good reasons in support of a conclusion. Thus, the first step in writing a good essay is to be clear of the conclusion, i.e. the claim that you are going to be defending
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world is not how psychological ego-ism says it is because someone acts unselfishly, then something is wrong with psycho-logical egoism. In my opinion this argument is completely wrong and unsound. According to James Rachel, an author of “Elements of Moral Philosophy,” there two main arguments exist against psychological egoism. The first argument can be formulated as such: 1) Everyone always does what they most want to do. 2) If everyone always does what they most want to do, they act selfishly
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Part One: Analysis Assumptions Kelly Thomas - Senior Engineer, Product Development 4-6 Assumptions 1First and foremost, Kelly assumed that Pat, Director of Marketing, knew nothing about quality control. 2He also assumed that all the features for the retinal scanner could not be developed in the time frame allotted. 3The third assumption made by Kelly was that he assumed AcuScan would not have the staff to develop a new product because of lay-offs the previous year. 4Finally, he assumed
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Chernoff, refers to the Dagomba people of northern Ghana and their passion for music and dance as expressions of their cultural and social life and the set of ideas that compose their beliefs and behaviour. I will intend to summarize the main arguments of the author in this text and reflect his view on the study of this ethnic group. Chernoff argue that through music there is a transmission of knowledge and personal values to the children in the Dagomba group. Furthermore he indicates that there
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to narrow the search is to find particular theoretical interpretations as a focus as well. For example, you may choose feminism as the theory and see how various feminists have interpreted your chosen text(s). POTENTIAL TRAP: focusing on another’s argument rather than your own. 2. You will include cultural/historical context for making the literature matter (minimum of 2 sources; these can be biographical, historical, or cultural sources depending on the paper’s focus). Not only is the author’s cultural/historical
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