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Arguments Against Vaccines
1. Arguments Against Vaccines
Humans have benefited from vaccines for more than two centuries.(Basics) A vaccine is a product that produces immunity from a disease and can be
administered through needle, injections, mouth, or aerosol. (Basics) Due to vaccinations, illnesses such as rubella, diphtheria, smallpox, polio, and
whooping cough are now prevented. (Vaccines) Vaccines are effective to stop epidemics. Vaccines should be required for children. The 2012 outbreak
sickened 42,000 people in the United States, which was the worst outbreak since 1955. (Vaccines) It was caused in 2011 by 49 states not meeting the
92â94% herd immunity threshold for whooping cough. (Vaccines) Although vaccines should be required, sometimes they are not always guaranteed to
work. According
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2. Arguments Against Juries
Arguments For and Against Juries
The right to a trial by jury is a tradition that goes right to the heart of the British legal system. It is a right fiercely fought for, and fiercely defended at
those times when its powers have been seen to be under threat â as those backing reforms are finding. The tradition of being "tried by a jury of ones
peers" probably has its origins in Anglo Saxon custom, which dictated that an accused man could be acquitted if enough people came forward to
swear his innocence. Trial by jury was first enshrined in law in what has been seen as the world's first proclamation of human rights â the Magna
Carter. The document, decreed in 1215 by King John after a rebellion by...show more content...
Minor offences, such as drunkenness, could only be tried by magistrates, and major offences, such as murder and rape, only by jury. The government
now wants to limit the number of cases which are "triable either way".
There have been many debates throughout time about the effectivness of juries. SWR worldwide was commisioned by The Bar Council and The
Law Society to conduct research of 903 members of the public aged between 18 and over across England. The findings were as follows;
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The above chart shows a clear agreement of the general public on juries and the trust they show in their abilities. Similarly the research showed that the
public has more faith in police and juries than others in the justice system.
Đ· Respondents are most likely to have confidence in the police (81%) and juries (80%) than in other players in the justice system.
Đ· Most think a jury of 12 individuals rather than a judge and two magistrates would be more likely to reflect their own (73%) and society at large's
(80%) views and values.
Đ· In fact, two thirds (64%) say that, should they appear as a defendant in court, they would prefer to have a jury of their peers rather than a judge and
two magistrates or a judge alone decide their case.
3. However, the same people that make the argument against juries may criticise those who
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4. Arguments Against Vaccines
Vaccines have become more important in recent years since there are newer and more dangerous sicknesses. There are new vaccines made every
single day to keep up with the rapid growth of new diseases. When vaccines first came out, there were a lot of questions concerning whether they
were safe or not. Many people refused to get vaccines because they did not believe the vaccines were helping, but was making things worse.
Although, vaccines were developed to help save people's lives and protect them from many foreign diseases. The need for vaccines grew a great deal in
several years due to the fact that doctors did not want young kids and babies to get sick since they were more likely to die from a disease than adults
(NIAID).
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Although the use of vaccines was questioned many times, they are still very vital to today's life. The vaccines have been changed many times in order
to meet the needs of the new diseases. Vaccines were not always liked by parents, but they soon found out that the ingredients in thevaccine was
causing problems in some kids so the doctors fixed those problems and made them safer for children. Vaccines are very important for communities
because it helps keep a large number of people safe. There was a big controversy about whether or not the vaccines caused autismâlike symptoms.
Many parents started noticing that their children stopped showing signs of growth and start declining in their speech and movement. The doctors found
out that it was the ingredients. The ingredients reacted with each other and caused children to either have mercury or too much aluminum in their body.
Really young children are more likely to die from a disease then adults are because their immune system is not strong enough yet. Even though vaccines
have their side effects and problems, they always help keep children healthier and father from danger than they would be if they do not any vaccines.
They are very important to family health
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5. Arguments In 12 Angry Men
The Arguments of 12 Angry Men In the film 12 Angry Men (1957), directed by Sidney Lumet, is a film about a group of 12 jurors on a murder
case. As the beginning of the film begins, the men are seen entering the deliberation room to come to a consensus on the case that was assigned. In
the case, a young juvenile is being tried for the murder of his own father. If he is found guilty, the boy will be sent to the chair and will die by
execution. If he is found not guilty then he will live. As the 12 jurors all sit down to make a beginning vote (aiming to create a unanimous consensus),
only one of the men votes that the defendant is not guilty of the presented charges. Juror #8, the opposition to everyone, believes that there is
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The argument started out with juror #8 stating that he didn't know if the kid was guilty or not, he just believed that there were a lot of holes in the
case that would lead him to believe there is reasonable doubt in the conviction. Though this seemed like a weak argument, there were many different
key points that were made to undermine the original argument. Jumping from one fact to the next, juror #8 eventually persuaded the entire group to
change their vote to not guilty. Juror #8, when presenting the various portions of his argument, always remains calm, as well as the other men who
eventually join his side. Juror #4, though on the original position, actually provides a lot of this logical approach. He admits that the opposition makes
sense and when the argument overrides his, he admits he is wrong and changes his vote. This type of argument, when proven with ethos and pathos, is
successful and will gain logical support to win the overall
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6. What Are The Arguments For The Great Gatsby
Arguments Portrayed by Jay Gatsby
In the eye opening novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, there are many arguments based on society that the author was trying to make
through his use of characterization. The dark novel is about love, expectations, disappointments, false hopes, and an overall look on what the narrator,
Nick Carraway, experiences in the summer of 1922, spent in the town of West Egg. There were various amounts of arguments about society that were
displayed by Fitzgerald throughout many different characters based upon their lifestyles and personality. However, Search for Perfection and Illusion
vs. Reality are the two most important arguments about society that Fitzgerald made throughout the characterization of Jay Gatsby.
Search for Perfection is one very important argument about society that is expressed through Jay Gatsby's personality, love for Daisy, and lifestyle. For
example, Gatsby had parties portraying his beautiful lifestyle causing Nick to say "Your place looks like the world's fair!" (Fitzgerald...show more
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Reality is also an argument about society that Fitzgerald expressed through Jay Gatsby's personality and the way he thought about things in his life.
For example, Gatsby's rise to wealth was observed by others causing Nick to say "And it was from Cody that he inherited moneyâa legacy of twenty
thousand dollars." ( Fitzgerald 108). This shows an illusion about people thinking that Jay Gatsby inherited his money, but in reality he made his
money all by himself. Daisy is involved in this argument due to her saying stuff to Gatsby like, " You know I love you.' ( Fitzgerald 123). This
demonstrates an illusion due to Gatsby thinking that Daisy will actually go back to him relationship wise, but in reality she wouldn't leave Tom for
Gatsby, even though she wants to and still truly loves him. These ideas prove how Fitzgerald made Jay Gatsby into a character that has a big
imagination, and not a lot of reality checks upon
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7. Many people and organizations use writing and visual methods to persuade readers to their view. In such pieces, the author will use many different
tricks and appeals in order to draw the reader to his or her train of thought. According to Andrea Lunsford in her instructional book The Everyday
Writer, these appeals can be broken down into three main typesâ logical, emotional and ethical. A logical argument uses facts, statistics and surveys to
back up what the author is saying and is commonly referred to as logos. An ethical argument is one that tries to build up the authors characters and
prove to the reader that the author is qualified to give his or her views on the topic at hand. Ethical arguments are commonly called ethos. Finally,
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Overall, the argument uses pathos to play on the human fear of torture and sway the reader with no real logical backing. She uses quotes and phrases
like "[torture] endangers our soldiers on the battlefield" and "damage[s] our country's image," calling on the sense of patriotism throughout America to
turn the people against torture. Applebaum even goes so far as to throw out the baseless conjecture "the use of 'special methods' might help explain
why the war is going so badly (Applebaum 37)." This appeal to emotion tries to sway the reader against torture by making the assumption that there is
some connection between the use of torture and the effectiveness of enemy soldiers â a great example of the use of pathos to mislead readers. Just as
"The Torture Myth" relied mainly on pathos and scattered logos, the "2011 Louisiana Life March Promo Video (Louisiana March for Life,)" a
promotional video for an antiâabortion march on the Louisiana State Capitol building, relies on the same argumentative appeals. The list of sponsors
appearing at the end of the promotional video provides the only ethical appeal for the argument. This appeal, though taking up just a fraction of the
runtime, can be the difference between gathering just hundreds of supporters for a cause and gathering tens of thousands of supporters. The video
provided one logical appeal in the statement, "Since 1973, nearly 500,000 Louisiana children
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9. Arguments Against The Idea Of Climate Change
There are many opinions for and against the idea of climate change. With all the different opinions, it can be hard to know what is true and what is
just fake news. It's no wonder people get so confused on the issue. Two main arguments that I will be addressing in this report is whether or not the
Earth is warming and if in fact the earth is warming it does it affect plant or animal life.
The first argument is that there is no evidence that the Earth has been warming in the recent years. The believers of this statement say that there has
been a flatâline temperature trend since 1997 and that the temperature is not going to rise.
The second argument is that Global Warming doesn't affect the environment, in particular, plants and animals. The...show more content...
(Albright, Gerson and Mutiibwa) This is a scary thought. I happen to love the birds singing in my back yard, I hate to think that so many would die
because of climate change. Not only would birds suffer from the rising temperature but many animals.
Not to mention the deprivation warming temperature will have on the plant life. According to Jennifer Balmer, a science writer and journalist, "More
than 60% of plants shifted their distributions downward, toward warmer, lower elevationsâdespite significant climate warming across the regions..."
making it "A doubleâedged sword because as temperatures rise, water needs will also increase." (Balmer)
According to science, Global Warming does exist, in fact it is destroying our environment. If we want to continue to hear birds singing, and see polar
bears walking along the snow, then we need to cut back on our carbon dioxide output. It will require unique thinking and sacrifice to accomplish slowly
rebuilding our environment but I hope it can be
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10. Arguments Against Warning Labels
Imagine your selling sodas but you hardly win any money why,
because there's a warning label that says it could kill you. I strongly believe that you should enjoy your soda in peace. My three reasons that sodas
shouldn't have warning labels is 1 they already have nutrition facts,2 everything has sugar, and 3 it wouldn't sell as well.
In my opinion warning labels are a waste of money. I believe that my opposition would say that warning labels could help or even save people. But in
my eyes people could just ignore them. On the other hand there's already labels called nutrition facts. There wouldn't be a point in putting warning
labels. Just read the nutrition facts.
If drinks had warning labels sodas wouldn't sell because people think they
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11. In order to have a good argumentative essay, there are a few important standards of critical thinking that is needed to be found in the essay such as
the clearness, accuracy, importance or relevance, sufficiency, depth, breath and precision that is stated by Nosich. The strength of this argumentative
essay is consider weak because it does not capture the interest of the reader and was not persuasive enough; even though from the introduction of the
argumentative essay includes full sentences and a good opinion, the argumentative essay is all objective. The introduction includes too much of the
emotional appeals, such as when it wrote " Day after day the number of people worshipping this icon has been growing since the birth of this
creature. well to many it may seem harmless idol but in my opinion, Mickey Mouse is an 'devil in disguise' influencing the minds of young and old
people to adopt the culture of the 'devil' which doesn't blend will with the moral values of society and should be banned". To improve the introduction,
the writer should include of all objectives statements relative facts and appeals to the mind of people who agree or disagree with the topic.
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12. Examples Of Argumentative Essay
Argumentative essay presents a point of view about something and explains the reasons in order to win readers' agreement. It is built around a specific
statement (or main premise) that is debatable within the field in which students are studying. In other words, at the center of an argumentative essay is
a statement with which readers may disagree. The argumentative essay will need to support that statement in a manner that convinces the readers of its
truth. It mainly strives to convince the reader of the writer's point of view, using reasonable and ethical methods .The process of argument composition
varies from writer to writer, most writers follow these three stages: forming an argument, which can consist of discovering a motive for writing and
identifying an audience to address, discovering and sharpening a position, and developing an appropriate style; supporting the argument; and reviewing
the argument, which can include considering the image projected by argument, making substantial additions or deletions to a first draft, and adding an
introduction and conclusion (Cheng and Chen 2009, Day,1997, Liu,2005,Mayberry,2009)....show more content...
The first feature is superstructure which refers to the organizational plan of any text and the linear progression of the text. The second feature is the
quality of logical reasoning which is assessed by analyzing the interrelationships of writers' assertions and the associated support or data provided to
substantiate those claims. The third feature is identified as persuasive appeal, including affective appeal and establishment of writer credibility. Finally,
she notes that audience awareness is an important characteristic of successful argumentative writing. The writer must observe an awareness of the
reader's perspective by dealing implicitly or explicitly with possible
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13. What Makes An Effective Argument Ineffective?
1.The basic parts of an effective argument are a stated clearly defined issue, makes a claim, and offers support for that claim. Sometimes an argument
may also recognize opposing viewpoints and incorporate them into the argument
2.What makes an argument ineffective is when using emotional appeals to distract a reader from a lack of evidence. Also the use of faulty reasoning,
and inaccurate facts.
3.An issue is a problem, controversy, or an idea that people can have different viewpoints about. The term claim is a point in which a writer is trying to
prove. This is typically the writer's viewpoint on the issue. A refutation is recognizing and auguring against opposing viewpoints.
4.A claim of value focuses on an opinion or judgment about
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14. Argumentative Essay On Electoral College
Electoral College
Despite the Electoral College system being founded by the founding fathers in America and being there as long as the Constitution exists, many
people still do not have sufficient knowledge on how it works. The Electoral College does not provide honest presidential elections rather it has the
potential to undo the will of people at any point from the selection of electors to the vote tallying in Congress (Shaw, 3). Electoral College in the United
States has played a major role in depressing the voter's turnout. Every State is given an equal number of electoral votes despite the population and in
turn, the system has put in place no measure to encourage the voters to take part in the elections. Besides, the system distorts...show more content...
The system is obsolete owing to the new methods of research and becoming aware of issues as well as faster sharing of information for the Americans
to know any presidential candidate. Besides, United States of America has witnessed growth almost in every aspect of life and has shown the ability to
handle new developments articulating the strength of the country to establish and manage a new electoral system. The reality that most of the states do
not have laws requiring electors to vote according to the will of their state, the electors are unbound thus the system create the possibility of rogue
electors. Also, the system presents a situation where the presidential election winner is determined by the House of Representatives causing
disenfranchising a significant number of voters.
Another problem surrounding the Electoral College system is that it allows oneâparty states, states that almost always go to one party. In this context, a
Democrat who casts a vote in a mostly Republican state feels that his vote is wasted because of no way that state will be won by a Democrat. Besides,
the system is based on twoâparty elections, the Democrat and the Republican leaving Americans with two candidates to choose (Belenky, 364). The
voters end up picking the candidate with fewer issues rather than the one they support. In my opinion, people feel that Electoral College has
singleâhandedly defeated
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15. Argumentative Essay On Climate Change
Climate change can be traced down to since the midâ1800s, when the industrial revolution first started taking place all around the world. Lives of
human and animal species have been negatively affected since then, with events such as natural disasters, the melting of ice in polar regions, and
change in weather and living conditions. Climate change in polar regions, in particular, has faced the most damage compared to any other region
because of its location in regard to the sun. Climate change holds many different views and opinions about the effects, and even the existence itself, but
evidence is clear and unmistakable in global ramifications and local impact in polar regions.
"...Climate change [is] the 'greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people'", skeptics like Senator Inhofe of Oklahoma like to say. Climate
change is change in climate patterns due to an increase in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases produced by certain human activity. According to
the National Snow and Ice Data Center, data taken by satellite has shown that the Arctic cover has decreased by 30% over the past 30 years, and this
change, which also include change in sea ice and permafrost, in artic weather and climate is caused by humans. Although numerous scientists have
confirmed the legitimacy of climate change, there are different views on whether climate change is real or not. Government officials like Senator Jim
Inhofe of Oklahoma or Senator Marco Rubio of Florida have explicitly stated that they do not believe climate change is neither real, nor caused by
humans (Tom McCarthy, 2014). On the other hand, mainstream media and other media outlets, such as The Independent and The Economist, have
reported their findings of climate change and its legitimacy. The Independent (Conner, S. 2011) reported that records of these changes were taken by
military submarines, land measurements, and satellite data to prove ice in polar regions are melting faster and faster. Satellites have tracked sea ice
since the 1970s and by nuclear submarines since the Cold War,
according to Peter Wadhams of Cambridge University and it was predicted that by September 2015, there would be no more sea ice. (Conner, S.
2011). Luckily, sea ice has not
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16. Arguments Against Government Intervention
Government Intervention in Economic Welfare
Friedrich Hayek stated that, "The more the state plans, the more difficult planning becomes for the individual." This statement is narrowâminded and
does not allow for the thought of individuals to consider: To what extent should the government intervene in the economy to protect the interests of our
society? Free market economists argue that government intervention should be limited as government intervention tends to bring about a wasteful
portion of assets yet forgets that there tends to be inequality in income, wealth and opportunity. However, others argue there is a strong case for
government intervention for creating greater equality. (Lecture) Where one nation may support a public enterprise,...show more content...
Some believe where government money is being improperly spent, that money should be put to better use in areas such as inefficient health and
welfare programs. However, the overâinvolvement of government occurs more at the federal level of government than at the state level, to look out for
national safety while also securing the interests of our society and protecting us with military strength. A major government intervention that takes
place is our economy is when the government plays a direct role in the private economy by supporting our active military. Economists generally
recognize that the military's impact on the economy is fundamental to the nation's continued social and political stability. However, different parts of
the government's intervention in the economy are not usually
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17. Arguments For and Against Censorship Essay
Introduction
Censorship is defined by Caso as the suppression of speech or any other public communication which may be considered objectionable, harmful,
sensitive politically incorrect as determined by the government or any other control body (3). Censorship may be justified from the conservative view
whereby the free speech can be maltreated where it undermines the customary principles and communal solidity as withheld by a particular community.
Arguments for censorship
One of the arguments for the censorship of virtual arts according to Galsworthy is to protect children from thoughts that may harm their ethical growth
(12). Parents have a sole responsibility of educating their children even before the onset of the formal education....show more content...
Censorship is very important in maintaining government authority which helps in stabilizing the society. The society enjoys freedoms, rights and
privileges due to the stability of the ruling body. Without this stability, the society would lapse in to a condition of scenery where the lives would be
solitary, poor, and brutal and short as put by Thomas Hobbes (Merryman & Elsen 564). The stability of the government and society is always assumed
to exist without understanding the causes of this stability. The exposure of the social upheavals poses a great threat to destabilizing the government
through free speeches from the opposition and parties. Since the criminalization of homosexuality in some African states, there have been free speeches
that have posed threats to the individual government from the west that require to be concealed before being released to the public because they may
spark hatred and distrust. Some of the expressions which are offensive attack the traditional values of the society and are considered harmful (Caso 13).
Censorship helps to protect these values from attack.
Arguments Against censorship
Censorship of free speech denies the individual democratic rights by silencing and filtering some important ideas in the favor of others. In this case the
censored information defends the majority in power which often results in oligarchy. For democracy to work properly
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18. Arguments Of Inequality
Inequality and its impact on economic growth, is broad state of affairs that has been investigated by researchers over the years. There are differing
points of views on the importance and impact of inequality on economic growth. In his article Tilly argued the importance and negative impact of
inequality on the economy, although sometimes overâpassing some issues or overstating certain arguments that are not relevant for the topic, in a
precise and simplified way . This review will emphasize the deficiencies in the arguments, evaluate the irrelevant statements and assess the flow of
arguments and writing style in a critical manner. Tilly discusses the relationship between inequality and economic growth first by illustrating two
conservative
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19. Argumentative Essay On English Class
What I am about to do is inform you on how to survive the ferocious English 1302 course to make life a bit easier on you. I mean, you're at the edge
of your seat dying with loads of work, starving like a dying child, living off of pennies and the only thing that is keeping you from collapsing is your
Starbucks drink that is filled with four shots of espresso, right? Well, by the time you get to the end of this letter, you'll thank me later for it.
When you enter your English class, you will come across many assignments. They happen to be your annotated bibliography and your researched
argument essay, or in other words RAE. The purpose of the bibliography is to critique sources and gather enough data for you essay. It includes
citations, a summary of your topic and personal thoughts of the sources you chose. The RAE is a persuasive essay where you attempt to create an
argument that is supported with the information you gathered in your annotated bibliography. In my RAE, I argued that children can recuperate after
their parents' separation. Its purpose was to demonstrate that if parents were to come together and realize that...show more content...
I learned that by annotating a certain part of the reading, it helped increase my understanding. Not only that but it helped me not miss a single bit of
important information. Writing notes in the margins of the text was really helpful because it was a summary of the entire paragraph and whenever I
would look back at my notes, it reminded me of what I read. Also, circling words I didn't know was very accommodating because again, it helped me
understand the concept a bit more. Underlining words that seem important to you is a big tip I suggest because you are able to use that information
when you are talking about your source. You can expand that information by linking it to another similar source. Therefore, it is important to annotate.
It'll take up extra time but it will be worth
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20. Arguments Against Jury Trial
Even though a little more of felony convictions are handled by juries, some attorneys perspectives encourage a trial by jury, arguments can be made in
favor for jury trials that reinforce the risk for a negative outcome is low. Jury trial practices have evolved depending on the state, some states permit
"jurors to take notes) (308) "Other practices, such as providing at least one written copy of instruction and providing guidance on conducting
deliberations, are also common in state courts."(308â309. To minimize the risk of bias interpretation of judgment upon the alleged crime, attorneys try
to play toward the juror's conscience. If they are fully aware of what their findings mean to the defendant and they do not consider all facts by the
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