Review Of The Article '3 Compelling Reasons I Am Pro-Life'

Within the recent events of the overturning of Roe V Wade the opinions on abortion have been at the forefront of political conversations. Especially among the people who are pro-life and pro-choice. Pro-life believes that an unborn fetus is a life and killing it is killing a person, meanwhile pro-choice is the belief that someone who is carrying the fetus has the right to choose whether they keep it or not. The article “3 Compelling Reasons I am Pro-life” by Tim Counts on the website erlc is about the reasoning behind this man’s point of view. The article uses three points religion, science, and “human flourishing and love”. However, in this article, the author makes a poor argument that is full of logical fallacies, guilt tripping, and religous

The author writes about how A compilation of 15 Scripture passages closely aligned with the pro-life perspective has deeply affected the author's understanding of the issue. These verses include references from Genesis, Exodus, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and others. These passages evoke a deep sense of emotions that include empathy and righteousness.howvever this evidence is known as cherry picking the author doesnot mention Solomon in Ecclesiastes 4:1-3 and Job in Job 10:18-19 which states that it would be better to have never been born at all than to live a miserable life(scott par.4). The author reflects on the truth that God has fearfully and wonderfully created life in the womb and then highlights that one should think about their beliefs in the word of God before fighting for the preborn life. The author encourages that one should use their religious foundation to guide their actions, thoughts, and speech in order to come to the defense of the vulnerable and voiceless. Within the argument that the author is fighting for he fails to provide a solid point by using the logical fallacies Ad Hominem. This fallacy is defined as Attacking your opponents' character or personal traits instead of engaging with their argument. The author implies that people who do not believe in God do not have a moral compass and therefore should not have a right to speak on the issue of abortion because god has created

The author starts this section with an abortion ban at 15 weeks of pregnancy in Mississippi that was made to challenge Roe v. Wade. Preborn babies at this stage exhibit significant development, such as developing taste buds, establishing nerve connections to the brain, extending their legs, and moving constantly. Counts emphasize the delicate development of features such as eyelids, eyebrows, eyelashes, nails, and well-defined fingers and toes. He then talks about the ongoing debates and protests over abortion. He advocates for the recognition of scientifically proven developmental milestones and encourages reflection among both pro-life and pro-choice supporters. As the author points out, the sanctity of life is rooted not only in religious beliefs but also in certain biological and anatomical facts. In this section of text not only does the author guilt trip people but it uses the fallacy of Omission & Propaganda,which means to Present evidence for only one side of a case.The only point that the author makes to prove their point is the devolpmental stage of a 15 week old fetus. The author does not talk about the abuse in the foster syestem, the lives of the mother, or any other point that the pro-choice believers make.Without showing why the pro-choicers believe what they believe it make it essay to deomnize them not letting the reader make an informed decision on the