What about Animal abuse for my Argument paper??
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Your argument paper may want to show that not only owners can abuse animals.  \n\nSometimes the shelters abuse them too by putting them to sleep too fast because they don't want to spend the time finding homes for animals.\n\nThey also keep them cooped up in cages.  \n\nWhen they are in the cages, they are not played with enough.\n\nMaybe your argument paper can show that animal shelters do not do enough to find homes for animals.  \n\nYou can show that there needs to be a overhaul.\n\nThen again, your argument paper can show that tigers are almost extinct.  There used to be 500,000 and now there are only 5000 left.  People poach them.  You should argue against poachers and save the tigers from extinction. \n\nFind out who's working to do that.
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patzky99 wrote:\n\ni had read an earlier answer about how we use descriptions of animals' behavior to apply to humans. i'll check back and see if i can find it...\n\nwell of course i can't now. if i recall the gist of it was that we lump some of our 'worst' behaviors along with animals... so you get a 'wolf whistle', or a person or a movie is a 'real dog', or someone is 'crazy like a fox'. some positive behaviors can be ascribed too, 'proud as a peacock' or 'busy as a bee'. perhaps these phrases are just an extension of the days when we assigned human characteristics to the animal world.\n\nwho was that guy who was 'acting like a loon'?  thanks for the 2nd chance :)
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I am going to take the effort typing this as it gets me to the 250 points mark.\n\nIn the future I will just use the thumbs down response for this type of question.\n\n?!!?\n\nIt's even in the zoology section. How many points do I need to move it into the nonsense pile?
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Start by making two columns on a piece of paper: Pro and Con.  List all the arguments you can find for each.\n\nPick one to three of the best arguments from each side.  Find statistics, surveys, other writing to back up and/or counter the arguments. Avoid unsupportable arguments such as "I think spanking turns kids into axe murderers"; it's a waste of time to argue this way, because it's impossible to either prove or disprove your assertion.\n\nGood luck.
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Something very timely for your presentation might be to include a section on the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) that's currently making its way through Congress.\n\nThe AETA is designed in part to protect researchers from attacks on their work and their personal lives.  You can find more info on the bill at http://www.nabr.org.  It's a relatively straightfoward piece of legislation that could have a big impact.
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you should do your research paper on animals. They are always interesting.
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Ok, let's say you find an article on the dangers of getting your kid sea monkeys for christmas\n\nactual example - billy cried and went into therapy when they died\nhypothetical - if susie had succeeded in drinking the sea monkey water, she would have died\nstatistics  - 98% of parents suryed by PETA thought sea monkeys were safe pets\ncomparative analogy - buying your child a sea monkey is like telling them to go play in the street\nexpert testimony - Dr. Franz Monkeybutts has studied sea monkeys for 27 years and agrees, sea monkeys will kill your children\npeer testimony - Daniel's mom knows her son would still be alive if she hadn't given into his Christmas wish for sea monkeys\n\nI'm sure you won't find such transparent examples in  a real magazine, but I hope that gives you the jest.\nThen, explain why you labeled each example as you did.
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I haven't seen the tape, but in order to sue you need either to have your own interests harmed, or you need to be suing under a law which grants a private right of action to sue to enforce the law.  Animal cruelty statutes are usually criminal, and have to be enforced by the district attorney or county prosecutor, not by suit of a private individual.
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I don't mean to upset your apple cart, but if another person's dog caused injuries that severe on the premises of a vet, you should not be handling the case yourself. You should be haveing an experienced personal injury atty at least review your case. Odds are, you will expend your one opportunity to get redress in court and come out with much less than you are entitled to. This sounds like one case where "going on the cheap" is a very bad idea.
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It is a crime. Though maybe not as serious as mistreating a human, it's still bad if someone will intentionally hurt a basically defenseless animal. These ppl are the ones who often hurt people next.\n*In China dogs and cats can be considered food.*
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I can't get into detail, but I'm in college and I just turned in my research paper, which is an argument essay. You need to do some research on your topic and acknowledge in a paragraph or page the opposing viewpoints and argue against them. I know it sucks, but get into much more depth. Don't just list the good points. Good luck and I hope that you get an A!
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That depends on what you consider abuse. If you mean torturing a pet, I think most states procecute that crime pretty harshly already. If you are talking about something idiotic like Whole Foods not carrying live lobsters because it is inhumane to the lobsters then you are way off base.
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you should write about mob mentality, how people do things they know are wrong or that they disagree with just because everyone else does it.  or something about following tradition despite moral or religious objection.
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Well... at least for now that's true.... until some lame-brain from PETA gets civil rights for animals. \n\nHowever you will need more than just an animal's lack of rights to win a debate. Though a good starting point, you will need to build on that primes. Tout the benefits derived from making sure drugs are safe before using them on Humans...
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I don't know, but it totally makes me sick and very sad.  :(  Two things I absolutely can not deal with are cruelty to animals and child abuse.  I learned of a case of animal abuse in my area recently, and I was severely depressed about it for two days.  I guess that a person in that mindset would have had to have been severely abused or have seen terrible cruelty in their formative years.  They are probably curious about it and desensitized to it at the same time, and violence is something that occupies their thoughts.  Maybe they are trying to reenact or work out some violent event that affected them, like a science experiment.  Whatever the reason, there's no excuse for it.  I try to be understanding and rational, but I say that these types of people should be tortured without mercy and killed, the same as their victims.
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You can't prevent animal cruelty. Just like you can't prevent people from doing anything else. If people are going to be ***holes enough to be cruel to animals then they're going to do it regardless of what you try to do to prevent it.
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Other than those in the links below, this should give you a good start:\n\nFallacies of Relevance \n1. Argumentum ad Bacculum (appeal to force) \n\n"Pay back the loan and 10 % daily interest by Thursday, or be sure that you have you hospital insurance paid up."\n\n2. Argumentum ad Hominem (abusive) \n\n"Don't believe anything John says; he's a nerd."\n\n3. Argumentum ad Hominem (circumstantial)\n\n"Of course he thinks fraternities are great. He's a Phi Delta."\n\n4. Argumentum ad Ignorantiam (argument from ignorance)\n\nThere is no proof that witches exist; therefore, they do not.\n\n5. Argumentum ad Misericordiam (appeal to pity) \n\n"Your honor, how can the prosecution dare try to send this poor, defenseless child to jail for the murder of his father and mother. Have a heart; the boy is now an orphan."\n\n6. Argumentum ad Populum \n\n"Don't be left out! Buy your Chevette today!"\n\n7. Argumentum ad Vericundiam (appeal to authority) \n\nJoe Namath selling pantyhose; Joe DiMaggio selling Mr. Coffee.\n\n8. Accident \n\n"What you bought yesterday, you eat today; you bought raw meat yesterday; therefore, you eat raw meat today."\n\n9. Converse Accident (hasty generalization) \n\n"That man is an alcoholic. Liquor should be banned."\n\n10. False cause (Post hoc ergo propter hoc) (Many of our superstitions stem from use of this fallacy.) \n\n"A black cat crossed Joe's path yesterday, and he died last night. The black cat caused Joe's death." \n\n11. Petitio Principii (begging the question) \n\n"It's time to come in the house now, Billy."\n"Why?"\n"Because I said so!"\n"Why?"\n"Because it's time, and I said so."\n\n12. Complex Question \n\n"Have you given up cheating on exams?"\n\n13. Ignoratio Elenchi (irrelevant conclusion) \n\nIn a law court, in attempt to prove that the accused is guilty of theft, the prosecution may argue that theft is a horrible crime for anyone to commit.\n\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nFallacies of Ambiguity \n1. Equivocation \n\nSome dogs have fuzzy ears. My dog has fuzzy ears. My dog is some dog!\n\n2. Amphibole (grammatical construction) \n\n"Woman without her man would be lost." or "Save Soap and Waste Paper."\n\n3. Accent \n\n"We should not speak ill of our friends."\n\n4. Composition\n\n"Each part of this stereo weighs under one pound. This is a very light stereo."\n\n5. Division\n\n"Purdue is a great engineering school. Mike went there; he must be a great engineer."