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[tinyjo]

OK, just for fun, here is the essay question I will be answering this afternoon:

‘It is wrong to tell lies, so patients should always be told the truth about their condition.’ Is this a good argument?

I've turned off emailing comments on this and I promise not to look until I've written the essay (1000 words, in case you're interested). What do you think?

Comments

[tinyjo.livejournal.com]

Technically it is an arguement, since it states a premise, followed by a conclusion. What I think you're saying (and I fully agree with) is that the conclusion is not actually justified by the premise, even if you accept the premise.

Always is a bad word in nearly all subjects apart from maths in my experience :) On the plus side, absolute statements are really easy to argue against, as you only have to find one counter example, which made my essay writing easier!

[oxfordhacker.livejournal.com]

I agree, and support this argument, as ever, with web comics (http://www.xkcd.com/435/) (http://xkcd.com/263/) ()