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Obesity as America's most preventable yet neglected disease

Specifically, it will contain a persuasive argument on why obesity is a problem in the United States, and why it is ridiculous to think that the number one disease in America is the most preventable in America.

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389 words

Challenging myths about saturated fats and heart disease

Sugar and fats New probes have not been able to establish a persuasive connection between heart disease and saturated fats. To add on to that, other long-standing beliefs against fats have been dealt away with.

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898 words

Dostoevsky and Sartre on the nature of human freedom

Choose and present a single (1) quotation from the work of each author that most persuasively indicates their position that human beings are free.

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Social values in Hesiod's Works and Days and Dark Age Greece

Specifically, it will contain an argumentative historical essay on the question, "What kind of social values do you find in Hesiod's advice to his brother in 'Works and Days.' What does this say about Dark Age culture in Greece?

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581 words

Writing portfolio reflection on essay fundamentals and growth

I have demonstrated these skills in a variety of different essay types, from narrative to persuasive. I learned how to create essays with strong introductions, supporting arguments, a logical flow of ideas and a powerful conclusion that ties the essay together.

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Using Aristotle's rhetorical devices to analyze Turkish journalist advocacy

Before I took this class, when I was writing a persuasive research paper, I would tend to throw information onto the page, hoping that one of my ideas or facts would resonate with the reader, but without thought to how I structured my arguments.

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Maintaining profitability at Bank of New Salem's Webster branch

How can we maintain our Webster branch without a negative financial impact? Persuasive Message: We can continue to maintain our Webster branch without incurring future losses.

~2 min read

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Genetic markers and sexual orientation: evaluating Xq28 evidence

While many studies suggest a strong genetic and biological basis to sexual orientation, there is little persuasive, compelling, causal evidence to support this claim.

~16 min read

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676 words

Logical fallacies in argumentation and persuasion

Assignment 1 Logical fallacies are everywhere, and can be surprisingly persuasive to those who are unaware of their existence. One logical fallacy is red herring, which throws in a random, unrelated idea to throw off the audience.

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Rhetorical strategies in Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail

In Letter from Birmingham Jail, Dr. King displays his argumentative acumen and presents himself not only as an erudite person but also a credible one through the proper word choice, didactic examples and reference to history which he puts across in elegance and flair of a prolific writer.

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