. Imagine: You have a friend who is a homosexual and they are scared to death to come out to their parents. You as the friend have a moral duty to help them in any way that you can. They come out to their parents and they are accepted, but the only problem is that they are not allowed to marry the one that they love. You are so why can they not? You love another human being and so do they. So, why is this not legal? Gay marriage is an issue that has been a controversial issue in the past recent years. The topic has been debated by many officials or politicians such as William Bennett. William Bennett is wrong in the sense that he believes that the legal union of same-sex couples will change that meaning of marriage, the rules that govern behavior, endorse practices that are antithetical to the world’s major religions, send conflicting signals to young persons, and that it would obscure marriage’s function. Before I propose my argument against William Bennett and overcome the objections that you may have, I will summarize his argument.
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Why is using the Slippery slope fallacy and having religion in a government a bad thing? It can create entropy within the society. If for example, “We cannot unlock our child from the closet because if we do, she will want to roam the house. If we let her roam the house, she will want to roam the neighborhood. If she roams the neighborhood, she will get picked up by a stranger in a van, who will sell her in a sex slavery ring in some other country. Therefore, we should keep her locked up in the closet. (http://www.logicallyfallacious.com/)” With this logic, what if everyone kept their child in a closet? That is child abuse and by law and morality, it is wrong. This would create chaos within our society as many are against child abuse. Thus, using the slippery slope fallacy is wrong and should not be used during a political debate such as the one that I am
2. I will be critiquing William Bennett’s argument on same …show more content…
Why is using the Slippery slope fallacy and having religion in a government a bad thing? It can create entropy within the society. If for example, “We cannot unlock our child from the closet because if we do, she will want to roam the house. If we let her roam the house, she will want to roam the neighborhood. If she roams the neighborhood, she will get picked up by a stranger in a van, who will sell her in a sex slavery ring in some other country. Therefore, we should keep her locked up in the closet. (http://www.logicallyfallacious.com/)” With this logic, what if everyone kept their child in a closet? That is child abuse and by law and morality, it is wrong. This would create chaos within our society as many are against child abuse. Thus, using the slippery slope fallacy is wrong and should not be used during a political debate such as the one that I am