Rebuttal Essays

  • Contextual Criticism In Oedipus The King

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    Contextual criticism is used in text to gain a better understanding, along with more knowledge of the text. In “Oedipus the King” by Sophocles and “The Night Face up” by Julio Cortazar. Criticizing these texts contextual for their content will help the reader have intelligent and knowledgeable interpretation of the stories. Using historical events, life experience and looking at the dominant culture we can find the context of certain passages enhances and creates a more accurate reading experience

  • Rebuttal On Abortion

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    Rebuttal on Abortion Pro-choice advocates’ claim that they have a right to choose is based on the questionable assumption that children are not alive inside the womb and that abortions are not a form of murder. This debate over when human life really begins is a major factor that shapes the controversy over abortion. While many believe that human life does not begin until the child takes its first breath outside of the woman’s body, there are more that debate over quickening versus conception. Quickening

  • Examples Of Article Rebuttal

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    Article Rebuttal There are many articles and statements about people complaining there is not enough time in the day to be healthy or maintain a healthy lifestyle. In fact there is more time in the day people do not realize. An excuse is just that, an excuse. Most Americans work long hours and have very intense days and lifestyles. Mostly just to stay ahead and not to fall behind, because of this eating healthy and physical training is not incorporated in the lifestyles and

  • Rebuttal Argument For Abortion

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    Kara Knippers Professor Lebrun Rebuttal Argument 12 February 2016 Abortion “I do not believe in abortion at will. I do not believe that if a woman just wants to have an abortion she should… I do believe if you have an abortion you are committing murder.” This is a quote by Nancy Reagan that I strongly agree with. I consider any type of abortion murder but some people disagree. There are people in this world who are pro-abortion for a variety of reasons. A few reasons are because life starts after

  • Article Rebuttal On Gay Marriage

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    Article Rebuttal There are many controversial topics that have been discussed to bring out different point-of-views of what people think should be or not to be; things that are right to do or not to do; to say or not to say. I recently read an article about a man name Justin, the executive director of the Gay Christian Network, who believes that God blesses same-sex marriage. Everybody is has a right to their own opinion. I totally disagree with Justin’s opinion on this topic. He tries to justify

  • Explain Plato's Rebuttal Of The Divine Command Theory

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    Plato’s rebuttal of the Divine Command Theory What is the Divine Command Theory? The Divine Command Theory is described as “certain actions are right because they are what God wills us to do”. There are many people in this world who believe their ethical and moral decisions are made because of the religion they follow. Although most religion have their own interpretations of the Word of God one of the basic beliefs is the God wills us to do good things and stay away from evil things. However

  • Analysis Of Rebuttal To Hunger Of Memory By Richard Rodriguez

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    Rebuttal to Hunger of Memory Richard Rodriguez came from a Hispanic family that had little to no knowledge of the English language. That required his entire family to speak English at home and for him and his siblings to endeavor daily tutoring sessions. He stated in his memoir that learning the public language of English would drain the intimacy out of his first language: “Once I learned the public language it would never again be easy for me to hear intimate family voices (240).” This outlook

  • Judith Jarvis Thomson's Defense Of Abortion

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    quotes, “Rebuttal #2: Pregnancy is a much different experience than the analogy depicts. Rebuttal #3: Even when pregnancy is unwanted or difficult, it is a temporary condition.” As of number two rebuttal pregnancies are different than the analogy because women fantasies about what they think it will be and not what the situation really is. Rebuttal three tells women how pregnancy is painful for the delivery part but those nine months are just temporary and abortion is permit. “Rebuttal #4: In this

  • Summary Of Famine, Affluence, And Mortality By Peter Singer

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    Political philosophers are in disagreement regarding the perimeters of the ethical duty to provide international aid to impoverished countries. In his 1972 work, “Famine, Affluence, and Mortality”, Peter Singer argues that affluent countries have a moral duty to reduce suffering due to poverty and famine if doing so would not cause them to sacrifice anything morally significant or cause great harm. To illustrate his point, Singer introduces the hypothetical of a drowning child. Singers hypothetical

  • Pros And Cons For Arming Teachers

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    not enough resource officers for every school in the nation, let alone high schools. 2. (Rebuttal): Resource officers can be there to prevent incidents from occurring just as well. 2. (Response): True, but resource officers are not in every classroom at every moment of every day, they may be on the campus every day, but not necessarily in each classroom – teachers, however, are in each classroom. 3. (Rebuttal): Teachers can also pose a danger to the students if not properly trained, abusive, or insane

  • Victorian Memes Analysis

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    data=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=123484166&db=afh. In the beginning of the this article “How the Internet Is Getting a Little Nicer, One Meme at a Time” Jonathan Sun explains that memes help people express their through the meme life. In his rebuttal, he goes into detail about how memes can be bad, like he used an story at harvard that some kids were laughing and making memes about child abuse and sexual assault. Then he says that memes are starting to be a symbol of empowerment and encouragement

  • Frederick Douglass Arguable Analysis

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    Finally, Douglass ends with addressing concessions and providing well reasoned rebuttals that progressively support his central claim that the conscience of the country should be roused to protect the rights of slaves as men. Facing inquiries like the abolitionists should “argue more and denounce less,” Douglass analyzes why his claim is not arguable layer upon layer. First, salves are men who are entitled to liberty and should not be seen or treated as brutes. Furthermore, slaves do the same jobs

  • Lee And George Abortion Analysis

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    human embryos are living human beings. This essentially validates that abortion is indeed the process of killing a human. Another main point said by the two is a rebuttal to a common argument used in favor of abortion, which states that a potential mother has full parental responsibilities only if she has voluntarily assumed them. The rebuttal to this was that the potential mother does indeed have special responsibilities to raise the child. Similarly to the responsibilities those have with their siblings

  • Similarities Between A New Land Of Opportunity And The Last Wilderness

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    the future, most nations have cooperated thus far”. With the rebuttal stating, “If any mineral or oil deposits are discovered, many nations will fight for it”. However, the rebuttal is unsuccessful in supporting the claim, as it goes against the evidence shown in the text. Throughout the text Washington clearly explains how “The Antarctic Treaty” was created in order to protect Antarctica and keep humans elsewhere from it. But, her rebuttal shows how she may have hardly any faith in the Treaty being

  • Argumentative Essay On Seaworld

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    against the containment of orcas have created a rigged documentary Blackfish, assessing the harm corporations, primarily Seaworld, cause in containing orcas. Because of the heat, I will be assessing the evidence the movie gives as well as Seaworld's rebuttal, then gauge its strength. This essay is also not limited to the response of Sea World in a orca Related situation. One apparent theme in Seaworld's orca population is aggression. It’s a common occurrence for unrelated orcas to be held in captivity

  • Toulmin Essays: Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness

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    Toulmin Essay The Declaration of Independence is a great example of the Toulmin method because it consists of a Claim, Ground, Warrant, Backing, Qualifier, and the Rebuttal. These parts where parts of the argument to our freedom and independence of today Claim- The claim is first part this states the position and beliefs of the argument that is being presented. In this case of the Declaration of Independence is that among all colonies and men there should be “life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness”

  • Should We Cut NASA Funding Keith Yost Analysis

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    opposition. It makes people believe that he is giving them an effective argument. The use of counter-arguments is one of the best ways to persuade an audience of your claim. But its not the counter-argument that fully persuades the audience, it’s the rebuttal right after the counter-argument, where you crush the oppositions viewpoint. It pushes the audience off that thin line and onto your

  • What Is Thrasymachus View Of Justice

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    uses “justice” in the same regard as “laws”. Thrasymachus argues that a ruling group in all circumstances create laws that work with how they are operating as “a democracy sets down democratic laws; a tyranny, tyrannic laws” (Plato 338e). Plato’s rebuttal contains the idea that a professional in the field of medicine: doctors do well in their field to help their patients, as medicine is a craft so is being a ruler.

  • Volpi's Argumentative Analysis

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    Savini de’ Rossi, a Florentine noblewoman and a member of the Arcadia Academy, write a formal rebuttal to his debate. Therefore, in a poignantly sarcastic tone, the noblewoman essentially tore apart

  • Essay Peer Review

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    noticed what aspects of my essay need work. From Ms. Collier, most of my comments were around the development of my essay. Specifically, I think that to construct and develop a better idea focused around my thesis, I should include a more in depth rebuttal. From my peer reviews, I should work on my analysis more. My instructor thought my claim or thesis was very solid and contained an argument. Additionally, she was pleased with my personal experiences that I included. Similar to that of my instructor