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Major premise: It is unconstitutional to infringe upon a right guaranteed in the bill of rights. 

Minor premise: The right to bear arms is guaranteed in the bill of rights.

Conclusion: Infringing upon the right to bear arms (gun control) is unconstitutional.

Mental Health

Major Premise: Stress is unhealthy for the human psyche.

Minor Premise: Homework causes stress.

Conclusion: Homework is unhealthy.

Birthrates and the Environment

Major Premise: Overpopulation is causing environmental problems.
Minor Premise: To control overpopulation we must control birthrates.
Conclusion: Controlling birthrates will help end environmental problems.

Guns

Major Premise: Guns can only kill people if there are bullets loaded in the gun.

Minor Premise: Bullet sales can be banned.

Therefore: Death by guns can be banned.

Israel-Palestine Conflict

Major Premise: When someone seizes another's land, conflict arises.

Minor Premise: Israel seized the Palestinians' land.

Conclusion: Therefore, conflict arose from the seizing of Palestine.

Death Penalty

Major Premise: People deserve punishment for heinous crimes

Minor Premise: The Death Penalty is a legal way of receiving  punishment

Conclusion: Therefore the Death Penalty should remain as a legal way of receiving punishment

Gun Control

major premise: Guns kill people

Minor premise: Killing people is illegal

Conclusion: Therefore, Guns should be illegal

Environmental Ethics

Major Premise: Humans create pollution and greenhouse gases.

Minor Premise: Pollution and greenhouse gases greatly contribute to global warming.

Conclusion: Humans are greatly contributing to global warming.

Poverty

Major premise: There are enough resources on this planet to provide food, shelter, and other basic necessities to all people.

Minor premise: However, poverty is still prevalent throughout the world as a result of poor organization and distribution of resources.

Conclusion: The global poverty problem could be resolved if the world community were to unite in a coordinated effort to proportionally distribute resources to wherever they are needed.

Pro Free Speech

Major Premise: The Constitution guarantees equality for all.
Minor Premise: Non-profit organizations have full access to public spaces.
Conclusion: Therefore, the KKK(also a non-profit organization) should also have full access to public spaces to promote their cause.

Privacy

Major Premise: Any violation of the constitution should not be allowed

Minor Premise: Invading people privacy is against the constitution

Conclusion: Privacy is an unalienable right guaranteed by the constitution therefore violating it is illegal

The Death Penalty

Major Premise: All cruel and unusual punishment should be abolished.

Minor Premise: The Death Penalty is cruel and unusual.

Conclusion: Therefore the Death Penalty should be abolished.

Major premise: Guns should remain legal.

Minor premise: The 2nd amendment guarantees the right of any individual to own a firearm.

Conclusion: The 2nd amendment makes ownership of firearms legal.

The Drug War

Major Premise: Some drugs are more dangerous than others.

Minor Premise: Marijuana is one of the least dangerous drugs.

Conclusion: Therefore, the Drug War should focus the most money on the most dangerous drugs like heroin and cocaine and not so much on marijuana.

Education

Major Premise: Money makes things better.

Minor Premise: Schools do not have enough money and our children are suffering because of it.

Conclusion: Schools should have more funding.

2. Same-Sex marriage should be legalized at the national level.

Major premise: State laws cannot conflict with national laws.

Minor premise: Certain states gay marriage laws conflict with national laws.

Conclusion: Gay marriage should be decided at a national level.

My three sentence opinion of VoiceThread

Major Premise: People love to hear their own voice.

Minor Premise: Voicethread allows you to record and use your own voice to describe online images.

Conclusion: Therefore, people will love using Voicethread.

Disabled People Have Access to Public Spaces

Major Premise: Disabled people require structural adjustments to easily access public spaces.

Minor Premise: The American with Disabilities Act (ADA)requires public spaces to be designed with structural adjustments for handicap accessibility.

Conclusion: Therefore, Americans with disabilities currently have acceptable access to public spaces.

My three sentence opinion of Animoto.

Major Premise: Making online videos will enhance your creativity.

Minor Premise: Animoto allows you to make online videos.

Conclusions: Therefore, Animoto will enhance your creativity.

(Checkout my video here:
http://animoto.com/play/gMFN4A13TxYxlcRMQ3gOBA )

My three sentence opinion of Google Reader

Major Premise: Reading makes you smart.

Minor Premise: Google Reader makes it easier for you to keep up with your reading.

Conclusion: Therefore, Google Reader makes you smart.

Schedule and prompts for postings.

Your posting is due the Monday AFTER your assigned topic is discussed in class.
1. America's disabled have acceptable access to public spaces.
2. Same-Sex marriage should be legalized at the national level.
3. Fixing America's public schools should take precedent over repairing the US economy.
4. America's War on Drugs is a failed policy that should be abolished.
5. Gun Control is unconsitutional.
6. The Death Penalty should be abolished.
7. A woman's right to choose is ultimately about the right to her privacy.
8. The KKK should have full access to public spaces to promote their cause.
9. The US Supreme Court is mainly composed of "Judicial Activists."
10. The US military-industrial complex is over.
11. The War on Terror can be won.
12. The existence of the state of Israel is the main cause of most Middle East conflicts.
13. A border fence should be built between Mexico and the United States.
14. Globalization has reduced international poverty.
15. America should adopt a one-child policy.
16. Global Warming is caused by human activity.

Instructions for posting

You will be posting a three sentence syllogism promoting either a pro or con position for a certain Contemporary Issue. You will also post an image that reflects your written opinion.  Be sure to write the position of your syllogism in the Title box, e.g. Pro-Death Penalty or Anti-Border fence.

You must follow the classic syllogism example of :

Major Premise: All men are mortal.

Minor Premise: Socrates is a man.

Conclusion: Therefore, Socrates is mortal.