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McCloskey's Atheism Essay: Objections and Counter-Arguments

An analysis of H.J. McCloskey's "On Being an Atheist," examining his critiques of cosmological, teleological, and ontological arguments alongside key counter-arguments.

Philosophy

~8 min read

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Identifying Logical Fallacies in a Welfare Policy Argument

A two-part essay presenting a fallacy-laden welfare argument, then systematically identifying each logical fallacy used — from ad hominem to ignoratio elenchi.

Philosophy

~7 min read

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Why Abortion Is Wrong: A Pro-Life Moral Argument

A pro-life essay arguing that abortion is morally wrong because life begins at fertilization and the unborn child has independent rights to life.

Ethics

~4 min read

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Same-Sex Marriage, DOMA, and the Equality Argument

An essay examining same-sex marriage through the lens of DOMA, the Equal Protection Clause, and historical parallels to the miscegenation debate in America.

Social Issues

~4 min read

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Tristan Harris and the Attention Economy: Technology's Hidden Cost

An essay examining Tristan Harris's argument that technology companies hijack human attention, harm democracy, and must be redesigned around public well-being.

Technology

~4 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 525 words

Story and History in Amistad: Law, Slavery, and U.S. Identity

An essay analyzing the 1997 film Amistad, exploring how its complex characters and legal themes illuminate slavery's role in shaping the United States.

Literature

~3 min read

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Amnesty for Undocumented Immigrants: A Humanitarian Case

An essay arguing that undocumented immigrants deserve amnesty, drawing on essays by Fred Reed and John Kavanaugh to support a humanitarian and rights-based view.

Social Issues

~6 min read

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Luck, Will, and Blame: Rethinking Moral Responsibility

An analytical essay examining moral responsibility through compatibilism, free will, and moral luck, arguing that self-governed reasoning grounds blame better than metaphysical freedom.

Philosophy

~11 min read

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Musgrave's Critique of Van Fraassen's Constructive Empiricism

An analysis of Musgrave's essay critiquing van Fraassen's constructive empiricism, examining scientific realism, empirical adequacy, and the role of explanation.

Philosophy

~10 min read

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Essay Undergraduate 613 words

Toulmin Argument Analysis: Asian-American Ethnic Identity

A Toulmin argument analysis of Yahlin Chang's "Asian Identity Crisis," examining claims, warrants, rebuttals, and qualifiers around ethnic identity and assimilation.

Social Issues

~4 min read

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