Any topic (writer's choice)

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I. http://www.creationmoments.com/resources/articlesGo to "Creation Moments" website using the above link, click on "Resources," click on articles, and scroll down to search topic areas you have an interest in.  Write an argumentative paper. The argument is all based on some article you pick from this website and your reaction and detective work on the topic of your article and research the holes or inconsistencies in the argument that you detect.  Every argument does have some questionable part, there is no such thing as a perfect argument, not in this world, so find some flaw and search it out, draw your conclusions what these flaws are, cite them in the paper, explain them, and then draw your conclusion.Pick a topic that you have an interest in or know something about, but have a question with how Creation Moments argues for it.  They always argue from the argument of design.  Always in the argument of design, there is a point of leap of faith that a conclusion is drawn without evidence.  .1.  Formulate your claim - what issue do you have with the topic you chose as the website argues about it?  Creation Moments' claim is, always, that Design by the Creator is true and evolution is false.  This will be the underlying assumption of your claim.  Is it really the case for design and not evolution?  2.  Do some research, bring up sources that further explain the topic and tell you something about the subject of your article. Wikipedia is fine, but see if you can't find a couple other sources, as well, to cite. 3.  Now, test the evidence.  Test to see if the claims made in the article hold up to the evidence you bring in regarding the subject.4.  Look for clear contradictions in wording of the article. Look for errors in Creation Moment's discussion of the topic, not just evidence, but even in the conclusions they draw.5.  Conclusion:  there was is some truth to the idea of their articles but there is always some flaw to their thinking, as well, regarding the topic they are discussing.  Does Creation Moments create a "leap of faith" between the evidence they bring in and their conclusion, or, do they accurately defend the argument of design (which means that all of creation is created with some function/purpose, and only an intelligent creator could have created the world in this way) that the evidence they bring in directly leads to their conclusion about intelligent design?Always get the facts.  Challenge anything you just don't agree with.  That is what you are doing in this paper.Here is the link for argument of design:  http://www.d.umn.edu/~revans/Handouts/design_argument.htm (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. 2.  Choose a philosopher or philosophical theory you have an interest in and write about it, the pros and cons, what your interest is and apply that interest to the philosopher or philosophical theory.  What is the theory about, what problem is the philosopher addressing, does the theory hold, or did someone respond, and what was the response?3. Contemporary French Philosopher, Jacques Ellul, wrote a book entitled "Propaganda:  The Formation of Men's Attitudes."  It is an interesting writing with an interesting point of view about his position developed from his WWII work with the French Resistance about how propaganda develops.  The main point to focus on is that Ellul does not study propaganda in moral terms of being good or bad, but, instead, he wants to know what propaganda is devoid of a moral definition.  Ellul focuses on the rise of propaganda through education, and he claims that reading/education can be bad for a person.  Socrates and Plato are somewhat the opposite:  the unexamined life is not worth living, according to them,  Education and reading would be important, and yet, both Socrates and Plato approved of the censorship of art by the state, hence, they supported propaganda when viewed within moral terms.  Look up some of these ideas in Ellul's book and argue whose study of propaganda would be right, Socrates/Plato's or Ellul's.  Here is a link to Ellul's book on Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/Propaganda-Formation-Attitudes-Jacques-Ellul/dp/0394718747/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?keywords=ellul+propaganda+and+democracy&qid=1569734506&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmr1  (Links to an external site.) And here is a link for a website about basic ideas for Plato and censorship:  http://www.stephenhicks.org/2012/01/21/plato-on-censoring-artists-a-summary/.  (Links to an external site.)To write this paper, you would have to not just argue who is right or wrong, but think about their arguments in context.  What about a particular issue such as how we are educated today?  For example, even the Nazis set up their own schools for the Hitler youth.  Or, how sensitive is art?  The Nazis had a well-known eye for art and Hitler was a failed artist.  These are just ideas to consider.Instructions:  The paper should be 7 pages, no title page is needed or footnotes, just citations would go on page 8.  1" margins all around, double-spaced, 12" Arial font.  No GoogleDocs or Zip files.

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