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Comment on Thinking about Compulsory Immunization by Adam Ray

Adam Ray — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:31:54 +0000

I would agree with your argument… Do you think there is any information out there that suggests Compulsory Immunization leads to more Government control? In the medical Marijuana act the only reason people are afraid of passing it is because they are worried the Government will gain more control to legalize more drugs. Do you think this is the first step into a communistic state? The two situations seem alike in my view I think of it like this.We are in a race the only way win is to take the first step… could this be the first step? Is it a good or bad idea? i really think it is a bad idea

Comment on Thinking about Compulsory Immunization by isabel canil

isabel canil — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:20:50 +0000

wat would be a good tagline and area of analysis for the negative side !?!?!??!?!!?!?

Comment on Reading Amartya Sen’s The Idea of Justice by k.ravishankar

k.ravishankar — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:05:48 +0000

concentrate on `economics

Comment on New York Supreme Court Halts Compulsory H1N1 Vaccinations for Health Care Workers by Tatiana Ramsey

Tatiana Ramsey — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:49:44 +0000

This is amzing

Comment on Reading Amartya Sen’s The Idea of Justice by Noel

Noel — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:58:18 +0000

Click
here for the review Alex mentions.

Comment on Reading Amartya Sen’s The Idea of Justice by Alex Bores

Alex Bores — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:50:01 +0000

Excellent choice of a book. The economist recently reviewed it and said it tied all of Sen’s work together into one grand theory. I’m looking forward to reading these blogs.

Comment on Do Debaters Need to be Fair? by Noel

Noel — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:56:58 +0000

My point, Charlie, is that a case that does not leave our opponent ground for debate is unfair, regardless if all the arguments contained within it are valid. A truism is, by definition, not fallacious. There is an important difference between a tautology and a truism. A case that rests on a tautology is flawed. A case that’s truistic or based on an unfair interpretation of the topic is not logically flawed, but is one I am arguing a debater ought not run.

The CPR case is sleazy.

Comment on Do Debaters Need to be Fair? by Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:41:43 +0000

oh boy I’m getting plenty of coverage. You frame my argument in an interesting way, however. What I meant to say, was that presenting facts and then arguing that these facts are sufficient is not an unfair argument to make. I don’t think that this constitutes a truism, nor do i think fairness matters as long as you follow the basic argumentative structure, which this does not violate.

And I never got theory on CPR!!!

Comment on Should high school students be required to learn CPR? by Charlie

Charlie — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:03:18 +0000

This falls under the category of “all publicity is good publicity”

Comment on Anatomy of a Failed Debate Topic by Jesse

Jesse — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:51:59 +0000

I’m assuming this blog will soon be featuring a failed topics index?