Category Archives: Logic and Critical Thinking

A Closer Look at the Death Penalty – Final

A Closer Look at Death Penalty Arguments – Logic Final Word Count: 2,289 Introduction The United States political system divides the country into two main parties that, in general, disagree on most prominent issues.  One of the few topics of discussion that the majority of the country is actually able to agree on, however, is … Continue reading A Closer Look at the Death Penalty – Final

Two Sides of the Death Penalty Argument

The United States political system divides the country into two main parties that, in general, disagree on most prominent issues.  One of the few topics of discussion that the majority of the country is actually able to agree on, however, is the practice of capital punishment, or the death penalty.  Almost everyone has a reasonably … Continue reading Two Sides of the Death Penalty Argument

Roper v. Simmons Logic Draft #1

In 1993 Christopher Simmons, who was 17 at the time, during a house robbery decided to kill the elderly home owner after he noticed that she had seen his face.  He tied her up in electrical cord and duct tape, drove her to a nearby bridge and threw her into the water below where she … Continue reading Roper v. Simmons Logic Draft #1

George Yancy’s Plea to White America Argument

Bottom Line: What I’m asking is that you first accept the racism within yourself, accept all of the truth about what it means for you to be white in a society that was created for you. Let me demonstrate the vulnerability that I wish you to show. *implicit* My vulnerability is similar to the vulnerability … Continue reading George Yancy’s Plea to White America Argument

An Article by Gretchen Kelly

In this article, Kelly write about something that all women have learned to do but not many men know about.  She is talking about their response to sexual advances and come-ons or, more accurately, their lack of response.   Bottom Line: Women have dealt with sexual harassment or advances for so long that they attempt … Continue reading An Article by Gretchen Kelly