I’m studying for my English class and need an explanation.
Argument 1 Since everyone deserves healthcare, and more than 40 million Americans don’t have medical insurance, the United States should institute national insurance.
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Argument 2 The Bush administration’s argument for the war in Iraq (before shifting justification): Saddam Hussein has weapons of mass destruction that are a threat to us, and he has links to al Qaeda. The United States should go to war and depose him.
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Argument 3 The Economist: “It is difficult to gauge the pain felt by animals because pain is subjective and animals cannot talk.”
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Argument 4 William Shakespeare: “Forbear to judge, for we are sinners all.”
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Argument 5 Aristotle: “The Earth has a spherical shape. For the night sky looks different in the northern and the southern parts of the Earth, and that would be the case if the Earth were spherical in shape.”
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Argument 6 The government thinks 18 year olds are responsible enough to vote and mature enough to fight a war, so why can’t they drink alcohol?
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Argument 7 We’re never going to find cures for diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s, and a lot of other diseases unless we use the most promising research available. Stem cell research is the way to go.
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Argument 8 America is a society that values its freedoms. Censorship clearly has no place in a society that values its freedoms. It curtails independent thought, and it discourages people from examining problems.
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Argument 9 College costs big bucks. When you put out that kind of money, you should be able to decide where your money goes. Students shouldn’t have to take introductory courses if they don’t want to. Besides, you don’t need those basic courses for lots of careers.
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