Argument Essay Examples

As a testament of a nation’s democratic foundations, the Declaration of Independence is arguably the most significant document in American History. Penned by Thomas Jefferson and the parliamentary government at the time, the document persuasively argues for the separation of the united colonies of America from the rule of the British Monarch. The document is […]

Wendell Berry’s essay on his view of computers was an interesting one that comes from an unpopular perspective. He used strong points about the cost of owning a computer, the toll strip mining has on the environment, and his wife’s important role in his life to identify the problems with computers. The writer could have […]

Populism was one of the few phenomena to gain real national influence, thus creating many arguments between historians. Populism didn’t start off as an influential political movement. It started out with ranges getting together to try and change their local governments. This evolved into farmers trying to get the attention of the government, and finally […]

In Sister Imelda there are many themes that could be presented as the “main theme” of the story, however, there is one point that stands above the rest. The main problem a reader has to address in Sister Imelda is whether or not Imelda is truly dedicated to her vocation as a sister or if […]

Dr. Michael Levin is a philosophy professor at the City University of New York. His areas of research interest include publications on metaphysics, epistemology, race, homosexuality, animal rights, the philosophy of archeology, the philosophy of logic, philosophy of language, and the philosophy of science. In his article “The Case for Torture” published by Newsweek in […]

During class reviewing the three argumentative strategies, Classical, Toulmin, and Rogerian, each of them differed from one another. For this research project an article that seemed like a Classical argumentative style paper. Though it being Classical was fairly successful then again it could also pass for Toulmin’s argumentative style because of how the conclusion was […]

A column written in the year 1996 by a “media advocate and founder of the Media Breakfast Club (MBC)” – Bobby Reyes. First of all, I would like to question on how he could confidently and strongly accuse us Filipinos, for assuming June 12, 1898 as our Philippine Independence Day. When in fact in his […]

Have we become a world that has forgotten how to listen and debate? Why are people so quick to argue? Everyone wants to prove their point these days. In “The Argument Culture,” Deborah Tannen discusses how today’s society no longer honors the noble American tradition of debate. She explains how we no longer want to […]

The Divorce Bill, also referred to as House Bill 1799, has been under review by the House committee on revision of laws since July 27, 2010 in the Philippine Court. This contentious matter has sparked debates among lawyers, journalists, politicians, and religious leaders regarding its potential inclusion into the Family Code of the Philippine Constitution. […]

Comments for Classmate 1: Summary/Response of “Down and Out in Discount America” This summary may be inadequate as it leaves out several ideas by Featherstone and does not address the crucial themes explored by the author. These themes include the connection between Wal-Mart’s target market and their cost-cutting strategy, both of which involve impoverished women. […]

The Analysis for “Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Help the Poor” In the article “Lifeboat Ethics: the Case Against Helping the Poor”, the author Garrett Hardin raised the question that whether the rich countries should help people suffer from poverty. He claimed that the supporting strategies for the developing countries, including the World Food Bank […]

Weight loss supplements like diet pills have grown in popularity, but they also pose several questions: Are they safe? Do they deliver what they promise? Are the outcomes lasting? Robyn Melamed, in her piece “Health Controversy Surrounds Diet Pills,” aptly uses logos by providing hard facts, builds ethos with citations from reliable references, and engages […]

Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” after an unjust proposal made by eight white clergymen. Their claims were to be that no Negro “outsider” should be allowed to establish or lead any protest and should leave them to their local neighborhoods. King replied directly to the clergymen, but used religious […]

Over the last few years there have been massive debates and arguments about whether or not there should be a limit on immigration to the U.K. Before you can make up your mind you should consider opinions on both sides of the argument. It is very difficult to make a choice that will keep both […]

In the poems/sonnets, there is a shared opposition to love, but they target different types of love. ‘To His Coy Mistress’ and ‘The Flea’ criticize “romantic love” while endorsing “physical love”. Both poems center around a man’s efforts to court a woman who has vowed to abstain from sexual relations. During the 17th Century, when […]

After reading both arguments, I came to two major conclusions: first, there seems to be inherent differences in what the experts were in fact debating; and secondly, in arguing whether or not repressed memories exist remains not only a possibility but an enigma of how little we still understand about the complexities of the mind. […]

Critique “Marketing Myopia” Marketing Myopia is an article written in 1960 by Theodore Levitt. Levitt was a marketing professor at Harvard who has published many articles on the subject. This article; however, is no doubt his claim to fame as it has been extremely well read over the years. This is due in large part […]

Copy and paste the following text into a document or create a document that contains the same information. Using your essay in response to the unit’s writing prompt, complete the following steps to improve your essay. Brutes was a Tragic hero because he is a person of noble birth with heroic qualities. He was also […]

When determining whether the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is democratic or antidemocratic, one may find trouble coming to a conclusion. Although the Charter does provide an underlying framework for legal standards, it has been interpreted in many different ways. Two Canadian University professors have chosen to share their opposing opinions on the matter. […]

1. Fallacious Arguments Considering the fallacies discussed in Chapter Four of An Introduction to Logic, construct three different arguments that display distinct fallacies. Give an explanation of why each makes a mistake in drawing the conclusion it does. Review your classmates’ examples and see if they, in fact, commit the fallacy identified. Before getting to […]

The fallacy occurs since the appeal is made to someone who is unqualified to give support. Example:Theistic physicist: Albert Einstein believed in the existence of God. Given Einstein’s incomparable intellectual stature in the scientific community, I must conclude that God actually does exist. And unless you, in your delusions of brilliance, think you’re smarter than […]

Issue Analysis Written Response: Multitasking Findings Multitasking is a common practice in today’s society where individuals of all genders attempt to efficiently accomplish tasks. Its impacts are similar to those caused by divided attention. Despite claims that there is a significant disparity in multitasking abilities between genders, researchers have found no evidence to support this. […]