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Blackfish, directed by Gabriela cowperthwaite, is a documentary about the practice of keeping killer whales in captivity. Cowperwaite focuses specifically on whales owned by sea world and the various tragedies they have caused and experienced. Throughout the documentary, cowperthwaite uses anecdotes, scientific research, and rhetorical questions to make the argument that killer whales are not made to be put in captivity. Cowperthwaite uses various anecdotes to show the viewers emotions. For example

not go down to hell at each moment,” followed by “because” which is causal logos and appeals to the logical side and sets up his concern and his argument. (lines 10-11; italics mine) Continuing the use of “because” and causal reasoning as well as refuting his congregation's argument that God is merciful, Edwards states “it is not because God is unmindful of their wickedness, … he does not let loose his hand and cut

“Skepticism about a Refutation of Skepticism” In “The Refutation of Skepticism”, Jonathan Vogel establishes an “Inference to the Best Explanation” (hereafter, “IBE”) as a means to refute skepticism about the external world. In this refutation, Vogel acknowledges that skepticism about IBE still remains a possibility, but that this kind of skepticism would be rather outlandish in character and thus could be ignored. This paper shall both establish and evaluate Vogel’s reasoning as to why he confidently

In the article, “Violent Media Is Good for Kids”, the author, Gerard Jones, begins by providing background information about himself. As a child, Jones was taught that violence was wrong, and as he grew up, he learned that violent comics and stories aided him to become an action movies and comic book writer. In his article, the author addresses why violent media are good for children. He points out that it helps them transform better socially, explore and conquer their feelings, and improves self-knowledge

Ethics: Ethics means that moral principles that govern a person's behaviour or the conducting of an activity. Business Ethics: Business ethics (also corporate ethics) is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that arise in a business environment. It applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire organizations. International Business: International Business comprises all commercial

Alexis: "We should keep the present grading system because it tells students that certain standards of excellence must be met if individuals are to reach their full potential," is the most persuasive argument to an audience that believes the current grading system is too competitive and should be replaced by a pass/fail system instead. The argument uses logos appeal by emphasizing the importance of ambition in the journey for excellence, since healthy competition motivates students to improve their

jobs and live more enjoyable lives than people who do not go to college. Lastly, he gives solutions on how to get more Americans in college to have a chance at getting a degree. By his use of credible sources, appealing to logic, and effectively refuting the opposition, Perry successfully persuades his audience of young students and their parents that people are more successful and overall happy in their lives when they have a college degree. However, his lack of real life examples and background

In the early 19th century, American society was patriarchal, restricting the roles ascribed to women. This patriarchy oppressed women in the social, religious, and political realms, restricting how they could express themselves, what positions they could hold, and stripping their legal rights. Because of this, seditious women began to express their dissatisfaction with the patriarchy, becoming the spark of the feminist movement. As part of this spark, Judith Sargent Murray wrote “On the Equality

what Christians believe. The authors of this book presented an argument for Christian orthodoxy by presenting eleven heresies, refuting them, and then presenting a case for Biblical Trinitarianism. Within each refutation, the authors gave an overview of the origin of the heresy, including “Key Scriptures” that were used as evidence for the heresy or were important in refuting the heresy and backing orthodoxy. After giving a brief history of each heresy, the authors detail the main defenders of orthodoxy

(subjective experience). For the former, I will argue that the eliminative materialist’s theory-theory is flawed and show that propositions alone can discredit the position on philosophy of mind. This will lead to identifying the position as self-refuting. Furthermore, I will show that science itself has proven simulation theory to be true so that I can discredit eliminative materialism. For the latter, I will argue that qualia exist due to introspection. Combined, the deconstruction of eliminative