Essays about: "theory of argumentation"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 72 essays containing the words theory of argumentation.

1. 21. The US’ view on Just War : A content analysis of the Trump administration’s justification of the attack on general Soleimani

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Anna Wallerå; [2020]
   Keywords : Just War theory; jus ad bellum; targeted killing; imminent threat; Trump administration; Soleimani; content analysis;

   Abstract : On January 3, 2020, Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani was killed through a targeted drone strike at the authorisation of the US President Donald Trump. This thesis examines if, and in that case how, the arguments presented by the Trump administration used to justify the killing of general Soleimani are in line with the principles of Just War theory. READ MORE

3. 22. "Left, right or something else, it doesn't matter to me": a study of master strategies, impression management, argumentative fallacies and substantiations in alt-right and alt-left discussions online

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global Studies; Lunds universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Mimmi Thor; [2019]
   Keywords : Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study treats argumentative behaviours, argumentative fallacies, impression management efforts, argument substantiations and master strategies in comments in the Facebook group Det fria ordet. The objective is to create a deeper understanding of how the discussions on the alt-left and -right in an online setting are carried out. READ MORE

4. 23. Sustainability reporting in project-based industries: a European study with a focus on the motion picture industry

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Ludovica Chiarini; Nadia Khedachi; [2019]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Sustainability reporting; Motion Picture Industry; CSR; Project-based industries; Non financial accounting; Institutional theory; Legitimacy theory; Stakeholder theory;

   Abstract : Project-based industries (PBIs) and more specifically the motion picture industry (MPI) are industries with fluid workflows composed of non-standardised routines. The constant and massive employment of resources on an industrial level (energy usage, waste production, ephemeral decors, food consumption, transportation) generates a considerable negative impact on the environment. READ MORE

5. 24. Contestability and Legitimacy : The Case for Contestability as Political Legitimization in the Presence of Problematic Contracts

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

   Author : Henrik Österlund; [2019]
   Keywords : Contestability; Consent; Voluntarism; Political Theory; Legitimization; Problematic Contracts;

   Abstract : In this essay, I discuss the merits of contestability in contrast with consent as a meansof legitimizing the state. Particularly I have been concerned with problematiccontracts: Contracts with undefined obligations and their implications on thelegitimacy of voluntarist consent. READ MORE

6. 25. A European Right to Assisted Suicide? Moral Justifications of the ECtHR Case Law

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Johanna Olsson; [2019]
   Keywords : assisted suicide; ECtHR; ethics; Kantianism; Utilitarianism;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to investigate whether the current European Court of Human Rights case-law on assisted suicide can be justified using Kantian or Utilitarian arguments. The theory, consisting of Utilitarianism and Kantianism, is applied to three key cases arguing a right to assisted suicide under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights; Pretty v. READ MORE