A. Syllogism
P1) If Donald Trump is unquailed to be president, he should not be voted as presiden.t
P2) Donald Trump is unqualified to be president.
C) He should not be voted as president.
B. Description
Donald Trump is making the 2016 Presidential Election one of the most noteworthy in recent history. The way his campaign is conducted attracts all media outlets to cover him. He is the most controversial and polarizing candidate running. Many people spoke up against Trump’s bid for president. In particular, the 2012 republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, gave a speech on why Trump is unqualified to be president. Romney spoke on March 3, 2016 at the University of Utah. Many news channels analyzed his argument and questioned if it will make an impact on the presidential race.
The speech began by Romney claiming America is destined to prosper; but, there are serious issues obstructing this vision. If the right president is selected, “America’s future will be even better than our past and better than our present” (Romney). However, selecting Trump causes America’s future to be bleak. From there, the first premise is introduced and the second premise that Trump is unqualified follows.
Romney mentioned how Trump is bad for the economy. According to Romney, Trump’s policies on tax and trade worsens the United States national debt. Trump has stated that he is a business success and knows how to fix the economy. Conversely, Romney criticized this claim. He alluded to Trump’s
Romney’s ad talks about how his leadership will be once he becomes a president of the United States. The ad starts with the questions to persuade an audience, “What will be different about Romney Presidency?”. Romney intends to show enthusiasm toward the decided Republican voters and to sway the decisions of those that are undecided.
An example of this is shown at the beginning of the ad, where he states “Governor Romney’s plan would cut taxes for the folks at the very top, roll back regulations on big banks, and he says that if we do, our economy will grow and everyone will benefit, but you know what? We tried that top-down approach. It’s what caused the mess in the first place.” (Obama). From this statement, he establishes superiority over Governor Romney by stating that his beliefs on taxation caused a financial crisis, and if he were elected again he would further devastate the U.S economy.
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The 2016 Presidential Election has brought a lot of controversy due to negative statements about not only the United States but as well as other countries specifically focusing on Mexico and the border. Both Presidential Candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have both touched on the topic about Mexico and its border. However, Donald Trump has been the one with the negative statements about Mexico, the border, and their people. I am arguing about the lack of reliability of Donald Trump's statements throughout the Presidential Election about Mexico, the border, and their people. Trump had stated that, “Likewise, tremendous infectious disease is pouring across the border. The United States has become a dumping ground for Mexico and, in
In this years presidential election one of the most talked about candidates is Donald Trump. In this weeks Washington week one of the things discussed about Donald Trump was the surprising endorsement he received from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. This was surprising because just last month when Christie was still in the running for President he referred to electing Donald Trump as president as electing an entertainer in chief saying that showmanship is fun but it is not the kind of leadership that will change America. This endorsement came right after the Republican debate in which Marco Rubio attacked Trump calling him a “con artist.” Trump then fired back at Rubio during his speech saying that Rubio is not presidential material and is
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He shows in one of the few statement a argumentum ad hominem, ‘argument to the man’. Gov. Romney "would ask the middle class to pay more in taxes to give another $250,000 tax cut to people making more than $3 million a year. It's like Robin Hood in reverse. It's Romney Hood." Obama as well was attacking Romney with no evidence or any kind of resources to back him up.
2. We live in a democracy which means whether right or not, Trump is our President. It is un-American to do anything
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The first presidential debate was held on September 26th, 2016 between the democratic candidate, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and the republican candidate Donald Trump. Although most sources determined it was a one sided battle in favor of Hillary Clinton, her opposition did have a few strong arguments. One of Mr. Trump’s strongest points was the strategy he presented on how he would bring jobs back to the United States. Trump’s plan was based on a tax he would implement on outsourcing product for creation, he claims that such a tax would discourage large businesses from leaving the country due to the fact that it would be in their best financial interests to stay in the U.S. and avoid the tax. I feel that this was a key strong point for Trump for multiple reasons, the first being that since his campaign has been built on the fundamental idea that he is a superb business man, this strategy reinforced the idea of his business oriented mindset. The second reason this was a solid point for Mr. Trump is that his plan was simple, logical, and most importantly easy to comprehend. He presented
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From time after time, America has experienced bad president candidates. From Andrew Jackson’s Trail of Tears to George Bush’s conspiracy theories with the 9/11 we have seen the worst, or have we? Trump is a politician, businessman, a man with his own television show, writer and a candidate in the 2016 Republican party for the United States of America and a man of hate. According to The Washington post, “Donald Trump is the most unpopular presidential candidate since the former head of the Ku Klux Klan.” It becomes clear as ice why Trump is a terrible presidential candidate.
The debate for the election of our new president, for 2016, has been one of the most unbalanced political disputations in history. From having a wealthy businessman known for being famously irrational to a Jewish candidate being the first to be nominated in a presidential discussion, the 2016 presidential debate has certainly made history in our nation. From the first debate on August 6, 2015, held by the republicans in Cleveland, Ohio, I instantly had a perception that the 2016 debate was going to be a relentless altercation. Not only was talk spreading about the notorious republican candidate Donald Trump deciding that if he gets elected president, he will construct a wall to close off the illegal immigration of Mexicans; but, also many candidates, “were dropping like flies,” quoted by Sis Hargrove.
From the context of the speech, President Trump anticipated that the middle-class citizens of America would reason with him the most, being the targeting audience. The rest of the country, as well as other first-world nations, were intended to be the secondary audience. With this in mind, President Trump knows that he has already won the middle-class as a leader, now he aims to prove to these hard-working individuals that he will be everything they want in a president and more. The speech starts off by talking negatively towards the current situation in America, discussing issues like poverty and a failing education system. Trump makes sure to talk down on the current state of America so that his audience will feel more inclined to favor his choices that he promises to bring, which is what he then begins to talk about.